Muslims urged to vote as block in Markham ward
Author: L.H. Tiffany Hsieh
Newspaper: Markham Economist & Sun
Date: Oct. 21, 2010
Subject of Article: Markham Election
Thesis: The Muslim community in Markham is targeted and encouraged to get votes.
Evidence: The letter has been circulating the mosque, and trying to get to the Muslim community to vote for Mohammed Rahman, who is of Muslim descent. It is also trying to get them together as a block so that together their votes will be just enough to win.
Significance: The letter is important because it represents the division between the Muslim community and the rest of Markham, and that is not a good thing according to human rights. Race should not matter, and this goes against the meaning of the all-inclusive community Mohammed Rahman is trying to convey. Side-lining Muslims is not the way to go.
