Andre Carson — American Politician born on October 16, 1974,

André D. Carson is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 7th congressional district, serving since a special election in 2008. He is a member of the Democratic Party... (wikipedia)

Bottom line is, you're not going to win the war against terrorism without the help of Muslims... as well as Hindus and a lot of other groups. That's a no-brainer. Many attacks have been thwarted because of information coming from people of different faiths.
People are always judging you based on where you're from, where you went to school, how you look, how you talk. But at the end of the day, you're going to have to look into the mirror and accept who you are. It's all about being authentic.
People see me as Andre first. Then they see me as someone who happens to be a Muslim.
To some people, power is a noun. To others, it's a verb.