An imam from Michigan, who led prayers during an Eid al-Adha ceremony, cautioned that President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban might end up harming the Republican Party.
After conducting the Eid prayer on Friday at the Islamic Center of Detroit, which has many Yemeni-American worshipers, Imam Imran Salha gave an interview to The Associated Press.
The travel restriction unveiled on Wednesday by the White House affects citizens from Yemen as well as 11 additional countries, including Haiti, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and Sudan.
"We witnessed the cost the Democratic Party incurred due to their dismissal of the Palestinian perspective. Numerous individuals chose not to vote at all simply because of this nation’s stance towards Gaza," Salha stated to AP, commenting on how Trump became the first Republican presidential nominee since 2000 to secure victory in the predominantly Arab city of Dearborn in November.
“We shouldn’t repeat the same error. There could be a certain degree of cohesion potential among the Arab community, the Muslim community, and the Republican Party,” Salha stated.
They have the option to distance themselves from us. Just like we condemned genocide before, we can oppose the travel ban this time around using our voting power.
Sufian Nabhan serves as the mosque’s executive director. He mentioned that numerous ICD members connected to the Middle Eastern nation have expressed concerns.
They’re questioning, 'Why did this occur?' How will they travel to Yemen, or have their brothers, sisters, or relatives comevisit them here," Nabhan stated. "The stance taken by Mr. Trump is particularly unsettling, especially since the Yemeni community supported him up to a certain extent.
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