Representative Keith Ellison

When the first Muslim congressman in U.S. history, Keith Ellison (Hakim-Mohammed) of Minnesota, won the 2006 election and was making the regular thank-you-to-my-supporters speech, he allowed his fans to shout, ‘Allahu Akbar!’, the same phrase allegedly used by the 9/11 suicide pilots. He used the Quran to be sworn into office. ( Islamophobia Watch ) Dr. Jukaku Tayeb from Detroit, the local CAIR president, is holding a fundraiser for former Nation of Islam member and Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) tonight at his home in Detroit. Freep.com reported: U.S. House Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota), a Detroit native and the first Muslim elected to Congress, is ... Read Full Story

Filed under: Congress , Crystal , Fridley , Golden Valley , Local News , Minneapolis , Minnesota 5th Congressional District , Politics , Richfield , Robbinsdale , St. Louis Park  “ It’s almost like a dream.  You wake up one morning and you decide you’ve had enough.  You think, what can I do with what I have to assist the community I love so dearly?� - Barb Davis White on “ Why Congress ?� ·         Barb Davis White is running for Congress in the Minnesota 5 th District against Keith Ellison . In ... Read Full Story

Representative Keith Ellison (a Muslim Democrat from Minnesota) has been assigned to a Congressional Task Force on Anti-Semitism. That would be like assigning me to head a task force for universal suffrage. That wouldn't be a wise appointment. Now some groups are calling for Chairman Ron Klein (a Democrat from Florida) to remove Ellison ... and perhaps with good reason. It's ironic that a man with direct contact with radical Muslim organizations would be placed on a task force on anti-Semitism. Ellison has ties to both the Muslim American Society and our favorite Council on American-Islamic Relations ... both of which have been linked ... Read Full Story

PRESS RELEASE "As Senator Barack Obama courted voters in Iowa last December, Representative Keith Ellison, the country's first Muslim congressman, stepped forward eagerly to help. Mr. Ellison believed that Mr. Obama's message of unity resonated deeply with American Muslims. He volunteered to speak on Mr. Obama's behalf at a mosque in Cedar Rapids, one of the nation's oldest Muslim enclaves. But before the rally could take place, aides to Mr. Obama asked Mr. Ellison to cancel the trip because it might stir controversy. Another aide appeared at Mr. Ellison's Washington office to explain. 'I will never forget the quote,' Mr. Ellison said, leaning forward ... Read Full Story

``As an opening dialogue, I'm not dissatisfied,'' Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota, a newly elected Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, said in an interview. ``It's the beginning of a conversation.'' Read Full Story