Donald Trump formally accepted
this week the Republican presidential nomination, vowing to restore law
and order and promising safety and security to Americans.
The billionaire businessman has previously accused Muslim Americans of cheering during the 9/11 attacks, and proposed a Muslim ban to the US, his rhetoric rising after recent attacks that took place domestically and internationally.
So, what do Muslim Republicans think of their party's presidential nominee?
Amid the thousands of supporters who spent the week at the Republican
National Convention (RNC), Al Jazeera spoke with four Muslim
Republicans - some who support the GOP nominee, others who do not - to
gauge their views on Trump, his rhetoric on Islam and Muslims, and being
a minority in the US.
We support Republican values; I feel that conservative Islamic values
align with the Republican party and to the extent that they are being
anti-Islamic, anti-Muslim, it is our job to educate them, and to change
their hearts and minds about Islam and Muslims. Unless we get involved,
they will never change their perspective on us.
We support Republican values; I feel that conservative Islamic values
align with the Republican party and to the extent that they are being
anti-Islamic, anti-Muslim, it is our job to educate them, and to change
their hearts and minds about Islam and Muslims. Unless we get involved,
they will never change their perspective on us.
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