Muslim advocacy organisations in the United Kingdom, in their push to encourage Muslims to take part in the upcoming General Elections, have released data showing the impact that the Muslim vote could have, to the extent that they hold the “balance of power” in marginal seats. MEND has created a spreadsheet that shows the data…
While the majority of French Muslims traditionally have voted for leftist parties, at a recent UOIF conference there was talk of abstention. The main candidates–save for Marine Le Pen–met the leaders of the French Council of the Muslim Faith before the election’s first round, and the “Muslim vote” could have additional significance in the upcoming…
Oumma.com’s short video analyzing patterns of the Muslim vote in France, and predicting who Muslims might vote for in the 2017 election. Click here to watch.
August 6, 2014 “To our French cousins, one thing to repeat for Hollande, Valls and Cie: ‘Gaza, if I forget you in the 2017 polls, let my right hand be cut off!’” Reads one of the latest Facebook posts calling to “punish” Hollande and the Socialist Party at the next presidential election in 2017. The…
March 20, 2014 The organization Anâ-Muslim (“I am Muslim”) is calling for a boycott of France’s local elections via its website, social network and brochures. Anâ-Muslim is a nonprofit organization recognized by the French state. Its members share their vision of Islam on the organization’s website, on its Facebook and Twitter pages, and on…
