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[[Sirad Hassan]] is a graduate student at Columbia University, [[Samy Amkieh]] is an undergraduate student at Brown University and former [[Bernie 2020]] Campaign Staffer, and [[Abdelhamid Arbab]] is an undergraduate student at Princeton University.<ref>[https://www.religioussocialism.org/islam_liberation_and_a_call_to_fulfill_the_revolutionary_legacy_of_malcolm_x?recruiter_id=2286&fbclid=IwAR0ucKk8n1cDUBPzGeCtHKHGVx1HyTdMwu2dSakE_936mLSH3aZIVEOVpwM]</ref> | [[Sirad Hassan]] is a graduate student at Columbia University, [[Samy Amkieh]] is an undergraduate student at Brown University and former [[Bernie 2020]] Campaign Staffer, and [[Abdelhamid Arbab]] is an undergraduate student at Princeton University.<ref>[https://www.religioussocialism.org/islam_liberation_and_a_call_to_fulfill_the_revolutionary_legacy_of_malcolm_x?recruiter_id=2286&fbclid=IwAR0ucKk8n1cDUBPzGeCtHKHGVx1HyTdMwu2dSakE_936mLSH3aZIVEOVpwM]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:13, 13 February 2021
Template:TOCnestleft DSA Muslim Caucus was founded in 2020.
Beginnings
According to Yaseen Hashmi, a Master of Divinity candidate in his second year at Harvard Divinity School, writing in Progressive Policy Review, in spring 2020, after the conclusion of the Democratic primary race and COVID-19 dealt a one-two punch to the personal and political hopes of progressives around the country, many rightfully resigned themselves to just getting through each new day. A few Muslim students, however, had a seed in hand and the heart to plant it.
Inspired by the revolutionary legacy of Malcolm X, students Sirad Hassan, Samy Amkieh, and Abdelhamid Arbab put out a statement calling for a “dedicated group of Muslims within the Democratic Socialists of America,” meant to organize against the chokehold of corrupt and racist capitalist structures. Following the assertion that a truly faithful understanding of the Islamic tradition should motivate Muslims in America to strive for racial, economic, and environmental justice, this DSA Muslim Caucus would focus on issue-based advocacy within the Muslim community. Many heard the call—within months, the group became a Caucus, building toward formal recognition as a “Working Group” within the DSA at large.[1]
Sirad Hassan is a graduate student at Columbia University, Samy Amkieh is an undergraduate student at Brown University and former Bernie 2020 Campaign Staffer, and Abdelhamid Arbab is an undergraduate student at Princeton University.[2]