Several hundred Muslim leaders signed an open letter to President-elect Donald Trump in which they “express serious concerns” regarding some of his campaign promises as well as his anti-Muslim picks for his administration.
“As our President-Elect, one of your duties is to ensure our collective safety and security,” the letter reads. “This includes protecting the First Amendment rights of all Americans to freely practice their faith, without fear, intimidation or reprisal.”
Signers of the letter include Husain Abdullah, a former NFL player for the Minnesota Vikings and the Kansas City Chiefs; Nihad Awad, national executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR); Azhar Azeez, president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA); and Khizr Khan, the Gold Star parent of Captain Humayun Khan who Trump publicly attacked over the summer. Professors, program directors, authors and business people also signed the letter, which currently has 303 signatures.
