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[quote=Muslima][quote=Anonymous][quote=Muslima]As a Muslim having family in Europe and the US and having lived in both,  i'd like to  say  that American Muslims are way more integrated than their European counterparts. Say what you will about America, but at the end of the day, we remain a nation that not only tolerates but for the most part embraces our differences, our individualities,  freedom to worship who we want, how we want. Yes, we are not perfect, and we still have our issues but we are still better than most, and  we are still working to get better. And this is why,  I as a Muslim love America and will choose it 100 times over France. And this is the sentiment of most American Muslims, while most European Muslims, at least the ones i spoke to felt misunderstood and marginalized by their governments. No wonder, most of the islamophobic cartoons and anti-islam movies were birthed in Europe![/quote]

I agree with you that the US, as a country built as a melting pot on tolerance, including religious tolerance and individualism is a great place to live wherever you come from.[b]  But I think you are dreaming if you think that a Muslim would be easily elected/nominated in the US to any position with power without his/her religion beign an issue. The fact that a Muslim  woman wearing a niqab can live freely in the US is one thing, the fact that the same woman can run for governor and be elected is totally another.  di you really believe that a woman wearing a hijab and regularly praying at the Mosque would have no issues being elected in the US as governor or in Congress? I think the very same woman, with the very same platform and experience would have a very different chance of beign elected if she was Cristian or a practicing Muslim coverning her head.[/b][/quote]

I never said that!  I didn't comment on Muslims being elected at all. Of course,  the society we live in is not ready for it,  but it is constantly changing, so who knows?  Maybe my children or grandchildren will see that in their lifetime! [/quote]

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