Obama's '1st Muslim judge' has ties to Saudi regime
Defended Islamists who run Shariah-compliant U.S. school
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President Obama has appointed the first Muslim federal judge, a
Pakistani immigrant who has practiced law in the United States for 10
years and was educated at American universities, but it’s his ties to
Islamists, including those in the Saudi Arabian government, that could
prove troubling for senators being asked to approve his nomination.
Abid Qureshi is the first Muslim judge appointed to the federal bench by any president.
While Abid Qureshi has never been a judge and thus has no clear record to inspect, his private practice defending Muslim civil rights and the celebration of his appointment by Islamist organizations give reason for concern, say experts in Islam.
Qureshi has defended two Muslim filmmakers in their quest to get pro-Islamic “anti-Islamophobia” advertisements placed in the New York subway system, and he also represented the Saudi Arabian government in a dispute involving a Shariah-compliant Islamic school in the U.S.
His appointment to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which requires Senate approval, was hailed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Islamic Society of North America.
CAIR and ISNA are offshoots of the extremist Muslim Brotherhood and have links to the Hamas terrorist organization as documented by the FBI during the Holy Land Foundation trial in 2007.
CAIR celebrated Qureshi’s appointment on its Facebook page Wednesday.
“The nomination of Abid Qureshi to fill a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia sends a message of inclusion that is welcomed by the American Muslim community and by all Americans who value diversity and mutual respect at a time when some seek division and discord,” Nihad Awad, national executive director of CAIR, said in a statement.
Qureshi has since 2012 headed up the pro bono (charity) division of Latham and Watkins, a major Washington, D.C., law firm.
Going to bat for hard-line Saudi Islamic school in U.S.
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