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The number of Muslim delegates attending the Democratic National Convention has quadrupled since 2004. Muslims had around 5 percent of the delegates in a Democratic Party convention for a country where they aren't even 1 percent of the population. Number of delegates for the Great State of Oklahoma - 50 Number of delegates for the Great State of Utah - 34 Number of delegates for the Great State of Montana- 31 Number of delegates for the Great State of Vermont - 27 Number of delegates for the Great State of Nevada - 44 Number of delegates for the Great State...

(RNS) The number of Muslim delegates attending the Democratic National Convention has quadrupled since 2004, according to a Muslim advocacy group.   The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations counts more than 100 Muslim delegates representing some 20 states at the Democratic convention in Charlotte, N.C., this week. That's up from 25 delegates in 2004, according to CAIR. CAIR government affairs coordinator Robert McCaw said the numbers were ”a sign of the American Muslim community’s growing civic engagement and acceptance in the Democratic Party.” He also said that Democrats had targeted outreach to American Muslims.  A “handful” of Muslims were delegates at...