Muslim American Physicians Congratulate President-Elect Obama and Looks Forward to a More Compassionate Health Care System Under Obama-Biden Administration

The Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA) has congratulated President-elect Barack Obama, saying the organization looks forward to an improved and more compassionate health care system under the new administration. IMANA shares Obama’s plan for an inclusive health care system as a right of all Americans, and concern for uninsured Americans in a deteriorating…

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Barack Obama Holds Lead Among Arab American Vote

Democratic US presidential candidate Barack Obama holds a substantial 21-point lead over Republican candidate John McCain among Arab American voters. Obama’s lead is one of the findings of a recent poll taken in the second week of September of Arab American voters, by Zogby International. The poll also found that Obama’s 54% to 33% lead…

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    Barack Obama calls New Yorker cartoon an ‘insult against Muslim Americans’

    Barack Obama’s campaign expressed outrage over a cartoon on the cover of The New Yorker magazine, which depicted the Democratic candidate in Islamic dress, burning an American flag in the fireplace of the oval office. Many have condemned the cover, which hit newsstands on Monday, while the influential magazine defended the cover. Obama spokesperson Bill…

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      US-Islamic forum in Gulf backs Obama

      Delegates of a US-Islamic forum in Doha overwhelmingly voiced support for presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Obama won support in a mock election by more than 200 American and Muslim delegates at the US-Islamic World Forum. Many of the Muslim delegates said they hoped Obama would win out over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic nomination. “The…

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