http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/5085/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/macfarquhar-defends-controversial-new-congressman-muslim-bashers <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> MacFarquhar dismisses Keith Ellison&#039;s past ties to the Nation of Islam and the anti-Semite Lewis Farrakhan, says Ellison is being &quot;attacked on religious grounds.&quot; </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Reporter Neil MacFarquhar, who covers Islam in America for the Times, on Friday<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/10/us/politics/10muslims.html" target="_self">celebrates Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison</a>, the first Muslim elected to Congress. </p><br /> <p>During the campaign the <a href="http://powerlineblog.com/archives/015415.php#015415" target="_self">Power Line blog </a>took the lead in exposing Ellison's past affiliation with the Nation of Islam and its <a href="http://powerlineblog.com/archives/015415.php#015415" target="_self">anti-Semitic leader </a>Louis Farrakhan.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/macfarquhar-defends-controversial-new-congressman-muslim-bashers" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles TimesWatch Campaign2006 congress Elections MiddleEast Muslims NeilMacFarquhar NewYorkTimes NYTimes Powerlin Rep.KeithEllison TimesWatch TimesWatch.org Sat, 11 Nov 2006 21:25:00 +0000 admin 5290 at http://archive2.mrc.org