[google_font font=”Alef” size=”28″ weight=”700″ italic=”0″ letter_spacing=”” color=”#626262″ subset=”” inline=””]Muslim org wants White House to reject Islamophobic Pentagon policy pick[/google_font]
[google_font font=”Forum” size=”26″ weight=”400″ italic=”0″ letter_spacing=”” color=”#626262″ subset=”” inline=””]WASHINGTON, D.C. – Emgage Action, a national advocacy organization for Muslim Americans, says it is disheartened by Islamophobic comments made by Retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata, the White House’s nominee for a top position as Pentagon policy chief. The organization calls for the White House to reject Gen. Tata from this position.[/google_font]
[google_font font=”Forum” size=”26″ weight=”400″ italic=”0″ letter_spacing=”” color=”#626262″ subset=”” inline=””]In 2018, Tata tweeted that Islam was the “most oppressive violent religion I know of” and claimed Obama was a “terrorist leader” who did more to harm the US “and help Islamic countries than any president in history.”[/google_font]
[google_font font=”Forum” size=”26″ weight=”400″ italic=”0″ letter_spacing=”” color=”#626262″ subset=”” inline=””]In a radio interview, he claimed that the Iran deal came about because of Obama’s “Islamic roots” in an attempt “to help Iranians and the greater Islamic state crush Israel.”[/google_font]
[google_font font=”Forum” size=”26″ weight=”400″ italic=”0″ letter_spacing=”” color=”#626262″ subset=”” inline=””]This comes after the appointment of Mark Kevin Lloyd as USAID’s Religious Freedom adviser. Lloyd had a similar history of Islamophobia; Emgage Action spearheaded a coalition letter calling for his resignation.[/google_font]
[google_font font=”Forum” size=”26″ weight=”400″ italic=”0″ letter_spacing=”” color=”#626262″ subset=”” inline=””]“It is inexcusable for those in top policy positions to have such Islamophobic views,” said Wa’el Alzayat, CEO of Emgage Action. “Putting such individuals in these positions of power normalizes anti-Muslim sentiment, and will inevitably contribute to policies that are harmful for Muslim communities domestically and abroad. We urge the White House to reject Gen.Tata for this position.”[/google_font]
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