Rep. Keith Ellison defends Muslim Syrian refugees’ First Amendment rights
Rep. Keith Ellison, who in 2007 became the first Muslim member of Congress, on Wednesday cited the Constitution’s protection of freedom of religion to blast his colleagues’ proposals to allow Christian Syrian refugees into the U.S. refugees but not Muslims refugees from that country. Asked about his reaction to proposals from lawmakers such as Republican […]
US lawmaker lauds Pakistans determined steps to wipe out extremism
Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison, the first Muslim to be elected to the United States Congress, has lauded Pakistan governments determined measures, especially the Zarb-e-Azb military operation, to stamp out extremism from the country, when Pakistani Consul General Faisal Niaz Tirmizi met him. The meeting took place in Minneapolis., the largest city in the State of […]