Poligon Education Fund Joins Muslim Coalition to Share Results of ‘Muslims in America Policy Poll’8/26/2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 26th, 2020 Contact: info@poligonnational.org Poligon Education Fund Joins Muslim Coalition to Share Results of ‘Muslims in America Policy Poll’ Washington, D.C. - Yesterday a coalition of national Muslim organizations released the results of their pre-election “Muslims in America Policy Poll” – an online survey of 1,500 Muslims in America that highlights issue and policy priorities of the Muslim community just months before the 2020 General Election. READ THE SURVEY: https://www.poligonnational.org/resources.html WATCH THE LIVESTREAM PRESENTATION: https://www.facebook.com/406859649705218/videos/600924637260465/ Highlights of survey results, announced at a livestream news conference, include:
Report sponsors plan to use the results of this report to engage candidates, elected officials, to advocate for policy reforms that serve the best interests of the Muslim community in America. ABOUT THE POLL: The poll’s 1500 respondents reflected a snapshot of the diverse Muslim community— comprising of African American/Black, Arab/Middle Eastern, South Asians and White community members from over 45 states. The poll was conducted online over the course of January 2020-June 2020, just ahead of the November elections. The poll’s responses that survey participants could choose from on “pressing policy issues” and “policy changes” that respondents wanted to see were predetermined and presented without any politicizing context. The highest percentage of participants of the survey were between the ages of 40-54 (21%) and 55-69 (17%). In contrast, the lowest percentage of respondents were under the age of 18. The poll was conducted online over the course of January 2020-June 2020, just ahead of the November elections.
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LIVESTREAM: "Muslims in America Policy Poll," What Muslims Want Heading into the 2020 General Election
Washington, D.C. - Today a coalition of national Muslim organizations will release the results of their pre-election “Muslims in America Policy Poll” - an online survey of 1,500 Muslims in America that highlights issue and policy priorities of the Muslim community just months before the 2020 General Election. Join national Muslim organizations live today, Tuesday August 25 at 12 p.m. (ET) to learn more about what priority policies American Muslims - especially those in key battleground states - would like to see addressed in the upcoming election. Watch the Livestream: https://www.facebook.com/CAIRNational/live/ [NOTE: Please submit your questions to aajeen@cair.com] Poll results will answer:
The poll was created and distributed through a partnership of Muslim organizations including America Indivisible, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Emgage USA, Jetpac, Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), MPower Change and Poligon Education Fund — consolidating efforts to educate and mobilize a Muslim constituency. Speakers include: Robert S. McCaw, CAIR Director of Government Affairs Department Ishraq Ali, MPower Change, Organizing Director Zayn Hasan, Poligon Education Fund, Legislative Fellow Mohammed Missouri, Jetpac Executive Director Aysha Ahmed, Deputy Organizing Director, Emgage Action Lida Azim, Program Director, America Indivisible Adam Beddawi, Policy Analyst, Muslim Public Affairs Council |
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