Islam In Our Government: Muslims Get Their Own Official Caucus On Capitol Hill Backed By Obama

A branch of Islam is getting official representation through a new House caucus, and it was officially unveiled on Friday.

The new Ahmadiyya Musim Caucus will represent the estimated 15,000 to 20,000 Ahmadis living in America, a small percentage of the nearly 3 million Muslims living in the United States, according to The Washington Times.
President Obama recently stood up for Muslims under persecution around the world at the National Prayer Breakfast, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has also praised the religious efforts of Muslims throughout the world.
“We are talking on the global level to wherever people are being persecuted and prosecuted for their faith,” said Naseem Mahdi, missionary-in-charge and national vice president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. “We will not take the selfish approach that we will only talk about the rights of Ahmadiyya Muslims. We will talk about the rights of every human being, especially the rights of every believer.”
Ahmadiyya Muslims claim that they are the single largest Muslim group worldwide united under one leader. Ahmadis believe in the basic Islamic principles, but recognize Ahmad as a prophet and messiah of Islam.
According to The Washington Times, there are two Muslim members of Congress Democratic Reps. Keith Ellison of Minnesota and Andre Carson of Indiana.
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