We've worked hard over the years to earn the respect of government and community institutions, but we haven't worked to curry anyone's favor. The results of our efforts represent our best defense. There are divisions within the Muslim community due to culture, nationality, and ideology. Where our interests converge, we form coalitions to advance our mutual goals. Where they differ, we can amicably disagree.
Harmony is much more important than unity.
Bringing Muslims together is a difficult and challenging task. It's a formidable task. The indigenous community is not necessarily interested in Palestine, Bosnia, Kashmir, Algeria and other issues the American Muslim Council is obliged to address. Yet, similarly, the immigrant community has shown little enthusiasm in dealing with racism, welfare, gun control, abortion, alcohol, drugs, the budget, voter registration and so on. We constantly strive to bridge this gap.