Review of Emgage by Ahmed Shaikh ESQ
Emgage has been banned in a great many Masajid in Florida in part because it has developed poor relationships with Muslim leaders throughout the state. While Emgage is a member of the South Florida Muslim Federation, it is not especially liked there. Maintaining poor relationships and having a reputation for detestable conduct in Florida seems to be more of a problem for Emgage in that state than any perceived Zionist or Hindutva sympathy (even though nobody will forget to list these). I had talked to several Muslim leaders in Florida who recounted several unethical and underhanded tactics, for example:
US Muslim Council Drops Emgage over Zionist ties
Emgage has been dropped from the US Council of Muslim Organizations after it refused requests to end relationships with pro-Israel and anti-Muslim groups.
This comes a month after The Electronic Intifada’s exposé of Emgage’s ties to Israel lobby groups set off a heated debate among Muslim American activists and led to mounting calls for organizations to cut ties with Emgage – which aims to position itself as “the main civic organization for Muslim American communities.”
US COUNCIL OF MUSLIM ORGS APPLAUDED FOR DROPPING EMGAGE
Leaders call on Mpower Change and MPAC to also cut ties with Emgage (WASHINGTON DC 10/9/2020) – The “Drop Emgage” Campaign today welcomed the announcement by the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) that Emgage USA/Emgage Action is no longer a member organization of its body of over 40 council member organizations. The Campaign said that such a move was necessary […]
AMP Statement on Emgage is a Step in the Right Direction
“Drop Emgage” recognizes American Muslims for Palestine’s (AMP) critical step towards dropping Emgage USA entirely. In its statement dated