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Love's in the air...
Saleema
10/25/00 at 12:03:25

                                 Mrs. Clinton Returns Contribution
                                 APO
                                 Oct 25 2000 10:26AM

                                 NEW YORK (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton''s Senate campaign has
                                 returned a $1,000 donation from a Muslim leader who reportedly has
                                 voiced support for a terrorist group that has carried out suicide attacks
                                 on Israeli civilians, a campaign spokesman said Wednesday.

                                 Abudrahman Alamoudi, of the American Muslim Council, made his
                                 donation to Clinton''s Senate campaign in May.

                                 ``We are the ones who went to the White House and defended what is
                                 called Hamas,'''' Almoudi once boasted, the Daily News reported
                                 Wednesday. Members of the council have visited the White House to
                                 celebrate Muslim holidays.

                                 U.S. officials have labeled Hamas a terrorist organization because it has
                                 taken responsibility for numerous suicide bombings on Israeli civilians.

                                 A council representative told The Associated Press on Wednesday that
                                 Almoudi was out of the country and couldn''t be reached for comment.
                                 The representative declined further comment.

                                 Alamoudi also gave $1,000 to Gov. George W. Bush''s presidential
                                 campaign in May, according to a database maintained by the Federal
                                 Elections Commission, which documents campaign donations. A call
                                 placed to Bush''s headquarters in Texas for comment was not
                                 immediately returned.

                                 The Clinton campaign learned of Alamoudi''s support for Hamas on
                                 Tuesday and returned his contribution immediately, Clinton spokesman
                                 Howard Wolfson said.

                                 ``Hillary is a strong supporter of peace and security for Israel,'''' he
                                 said.

                                 Jewish support is crucial for Clinton in her Senate race against
                                 Republican Rep. Rick Lazio. Jews accounted for about 12 percent of
                                 voters in New York''s last general election. Polls have shown Clinton
                                 leading Lazio by a 2-to-1 ratio among Jews and 50 percent to 43
                                 percent overall.

                                 Also Wednesday, the News reported that the American Muslim Alliance,
                                 whose leader supports the Palestinians'' right to use armed force
                                 against Israel, collected $50,000 for Clinton''s Senate campaign on
                                 June 13 at a $500-a-ticket Boston fund-raiser. The group said Clinton
                                 was presented with a plaque honoring her human rights efforts.

                                 Clinton''s campaign confirms she attended the event but claims the
                                 alliance was not the sponsor. The event was sponsored by Boston-area
                                 Muslims, and the alliance was not mentioned in the invitations, Clinton
                                 campaign officials said. The plaque, however, is inscribed as being
                                 given by the alliance, the News reported.

                                 ``Someone who was at the event just handed her a plaque,'''' Wolfson,
                                 the Clinton spokesman, stated bluntly. ``The American Muslim Alliance
                                 did not host the event and did not raise $50,000.''''

                                 The national president of the American Muslim Alliance, Agha Saeed,
                                 said Palestinians should pursue their own state in the West Bank and
                                 Gaza first through peaceful means. But he added that U.N. resolutions
                                 ``say specifically they have the right to resist by armed force.''''
Re: Love's in the air...
Arsalan
10/25/00 at 12:20:35
Al-Maaidah 51

[i]Ba'duhum awliyaa`u ba'd[/i]

They [Jews and Christians] are but friends and protectors to each other!
Re: Love's in the air...
Learner
10/25/00 at 18:09:41
Sheeeesh!!!!

Muslim organisations supporting and donating to the Clinton's Senate!?!

Is this common in the USA?

What do the scolars say regarding this matter?

wassalaam.
Re: Love's in the air...
Arsalan
10/25/00 at 22:21:24
Assalamu alaikum,

Learner, I was thinking the same thing!  I don't know.  Maybe this can fit in the category of [i]mu'allafa quloobuhum[/i]. (see At-Taubah 60) 

Anyone??
Re: Love's in the air...
Saleema
10/25/00 at 20:13:02
Assalamoalykum,

All I know is that some of the scholars serve and are active in these organizations.

wassalam
Re: Love's in the air...
mahsou411
10/25/00 at 21:10:34
As Salaamu Alaikum,

OkI live in Boston and am fairly active in the Muslim community. I have not heard of any dinner being sposered by us!! On top of that, why don't they donate that $ to our crumbling masajid!!!!
Of course they mayhave been some corporate big willie muslims who are tryin to male political connections and do not do much with the common everyday muslims. That makes me mad. If it is tru it is an outrage!!! We are throwing this fundraiser in Nov to repair and renovate one of the masajid and they could be putting all that money into a more worthy cause such as maintaining the house of Allah!!!!


Salaam, Aminah
Salaam, Aminah
Re: Love's in the air...
Kashif
10/26/00 at 04:43:37
assalaamu alaikum

Just a few points.

There are a number of wealthy Muslims in the US who donate regularly to the election campaigns of politicians or even just straight donations into party funds. Some of them donate six-figure sums! (but in return they at least get a framed-picture of a handshake with Mr Clinton on the White House Lawn).

Arsalan's suggestion that these financial contributions are to soften the hearts seems plausible to me - but stretching it, because i can't imagine that even a significant number of those Muslims who donate in this way have a sound belief in the primacy of Islam, and the primacy of the Shari'ah (this is in general, and not referring to alamoudi).

Arsalan, quick correction.
Allah describes the *believers* as "ba'duhum awliyaa-u ba'd"  - because we are awliyaa (close friends, helpers & protectors of each other).

But the kuffaar and hypocrites are "Ba'duhum mim/Ba'd" - they are one of another.

Meaning that there is a strong bond uniting the hearts of the believers, whereas, the bond uniting the hearts of the kuffaar is weaker.

Kashif
Wa Salaam
Re: Love's in the air...
Arsalan
10/26/00 at 11:09:05
Assalamu alaikum,

Kashif: Regarding your point about the "awliyaa", check Surah Al-Maaidah, ayah 51.  
Re: Love's in the air...
Kashif
10/26/00 at 12:09:46
hmm.. i've been thinking about that all day. Perhaps there is a distinction between the ahl ul-kitaab and the hypocrites? I'll check when i get home, insha'allah.

jazakullahu khair though.
Re: Love's in the air...
humble_muslim
10/26/00 at 13:24:41
I agree with Aminah.  As an ex-Brit now living in the USA, I have always thought it a complete waste of time and money to support ANY political candidate.  The biggest priority for muslims in the USA is the maintenance and creation of Islamic schools, so that we don't lose our next generation.  This is where our dollars should be going.  

We have to remember that while politicians may be smiling at us now to give them money, when push comes to shove, their personal nad national interests outweigh our money and support.  This is illustrated by Mrs. Clinton's behaviour above, and by other events in the last few years.  For example, when the Salamn Rusdie incident happened, the reaction of ALL politicians on both sides of the atlantic was to tell muslims to get lost.
Re: Love's in the air...
jaihoon
10/26/00 at 17:29:56
What a shame!

The fairy goes in hiding while the devil is making merry?

Allah awake the Muslims of USA!


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