MPAC Endorses Kerry

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October 4, 2004 PRESS RELEASE

MAPAC Endorses John F. Kerry for President
Muslim American choice in 2004:
Senator John F. Kerry for President

The non-partisan Muslim American Political Action Committee (MAPAC) has
formally endorsed Senator John F. Kerry for his bid for the Presidency
in
2004. This decision comes after months of considerations, discussions
with
Muslim American leaders across the country, and extensive dialog with
the
Kerry campaign and the Democratic Party leadership.

In a statement, Mukit Hossain, President of MAPAC, stated, "What does
it
mean for Muslim Americans if President Bush is re-elected? It means
more
constricting laws and policies to curtail the civil liberties of the
Muslim
Americans, and harsher foreign policies toward Muslim countries - in
the
name of combating terrorism. It also means a continuing and menacing
rise of
anti-Muslim sentiment in America, covertly nurtured by the
Neoconservatives,
and openly fanned by government officials like Lt. General Boykin and
Attorney General John Ashcroft.

"Since Senator Kerry is not controlled by religious and political
ideologues, the possibility of an open and productive dialog with the
Kerry
administration for the Muslim Americans remains alive. The Kerry
campaign
has already shown an eagerness to be inclusive, and an inclination to
engage
in such a dialog.

"So, the only viable option open to the Muslim Americans is to strongly
support John Kerry and assert ourselves as an important part of the
electorate - as the swing votes in the battleground states, we are
poised to
do so. At the same time, before the election, we must extensively
strive to
impress on the Kerry campaign the crucial importance of the Muslim
American
voters through active engagement."

MAPAC - in cooperation with the Muslim American Society Freedom
Foundation -
has been creating a database of the Muslim American voters in the
battleground states and other states where there are large presence of
the
community. According to preliminary findings, battleground states like
Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida have enough Muslim American
votes
to provide a formidable swing bloc. MAPAC intends to use the data for
aggressive campaigns until the Election Day in hotly contested areas.
The
details of the new databases will soon be made public.

MAPAC was formed on July 4, 2004, in Washington, DC, as a federal
political
action committee (PAC) to boost political participation and empowerment
of
Muslim Americans. The organizers of MAPAC have considerable experience
in
mobilizing Muslim American voters at state level under the umbrella of
state
PACs.

MAPAC is also working with several Congressional and Senatorial
candidates,
and plans to formally announce endorsing them.

For more information about MAPAC, please visit www.mapac-us.org or
email
[e-mail].

[knowbody0]

1. yeah!

[MasonJar]

2. Thanks for posting; that is certainly good news.

[cheshire]

3. One more on board, I love mass support.