Muslim Imams and leaders from around the country, including Atlanta, endorse Harris for POTUS

With Election Day less than a month away and endorsements from the country’s political, religious, and employment leaders becoming as valuable as any individual vote, a group of Muslim leaders has officially endorsed United States Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States.& The Statement is signed by 25 Imams and Muslim leaders, all of whom are based within the United States, with five of the religious leaders being based in Atlanta and metro Atlanta: Imam Rashad Abdul Rahman, Imam Plemon T. El-Amin, Imam Mansoor Sabree, and Soumaya Khalifa.More than 1.5 million Muslim Americans voted in the 2020 election and there are now 2.5 million Muslim Americans eligible to vote in the upcoming election, according to data from the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).& Imam Plemon T. El-Amin is one of 25 Muslim Imams and community leaders that have officially endorsed U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris for president. He visited The Atlanta Voice office on Tuesday, Oct. 8 to be interviewed for this story. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice“I’m supporting Kamala Harris because I believe without a doubt she’s the best candidate,” Imam El-Amin, former resident Imam of the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam, told The Atlanta Voice...