Muslim Americans are increasingly getting involved in American politics.

Most prominent are Democratic members of Congress Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Andre Carson (IN-07), and Lateefah Simon (CA-12).

Most prominent among several mayors is Democrat Zohran Mamdani in New York City.

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, now running for the Senate seat in Michigan, could become the first Muslim in the U.S. Senate.

A question that comes to mind is: Why are these Muslim American politicians uniformly Democrats?

They generally hold up their Muslim religion as a prominent part of their political identity, which presents somewhat of a conundrum.

The principles and values of Islam, as far as I can tell, are in total contrast to the values and principles that define today's Democratic Party.

Per Gallup polling, 66 percent of Democrats have a "positive view of socialism" compared to 14 percent of Republicans. The politics of Muslim American politicians fit right into the socialist sympathies of Democrats. But do they fit into the values of Islam?

Islam values private property and ownership, forbids theft, and forbids........

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