Muslims and American Politics

Salam Al-Marayati from MPAC speaking with U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein (1993)

Salam Al-Marayati of the L.A.-based Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) speaking with U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein, circa 1993 (Photo by: Barry Levi, Courtesy of Muslim Public Affairs Council)

AMC Report (1991)

American Muslim Council (AMC) publication discussing White House outreach for public acknowledgement about Muslim presence in the U.S., 1991.

Rep. Keith Ellison Meets with a Student (Minneapolis, MN)

Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) meets with a Jefferson Middle School student in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2007. Ellison is the first Muslim to hold Congressional office in the United States (Photo: Courtesy of Keith Ellison, via Creative Commons, some rights reserved)