DALLAS - American Muslims are setting up voter registration booths in mosques across the United States, echoing a tactic employed by evangelical Christians to support conservative Republican candidates. Their target: close contests where Muslim voters could make a difference. “We have set up booths in 150 mosques across the country in the past two weeks,” said Mukit Hossain, a political consultant to the Muslim American Society which is behind the drive.The booths have a computer monitor with a link to a Web site to enable Muslims to register on line during Friday prayers.
Hossain said about 10,000 were estimated to have been registered to date but he expected “tens of thousands” more to be signed up before crucial midterm elections on Nov. 7 that will decide which party controls Congress during President George W. Bush’s final two years in office.