{"id":2474524,"date":"2025-08-14T05:33:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T09:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-hamas-imam-held-ceremony-honoring-omar-fateh\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T05:36:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T09:36:13","slug":"pro-hamas-imam-held-ceremony-honoring-omar-fateh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-hamas-imam-held-ceremony-honoring-omar-fateh\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Hamas imam held ceremony honoring Omar Fateh"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpro-hamas-imam-held-ceremony-honoring-omar-fateh%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2474524&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Asad Zaman,an Islamic imam known for his controversial and pro-Hamas statements,including praise for Hitler and support for Hamas&#8217; 2023 terrorist attacks,leads the Muslim American Society of Minnesota. This organization reportedly hosted a private inauguration event honoring Omar Fateh, a Minneapolis mayoral candidate and Democratic state senator.Fateh attended this event in 2020 along with other newly elected Democratic senators and subsequently signed a Quran belonging to Zaman, who views such acts as efforts to unify Muslim politicians around shared interests.<\/p>\n<p>Zaman&#8217;s past includes sharing a Hamas press release mourning a convicted war criminal, posting a pro-Hitler documentary link, and openly supporting the Hamas attacks on Israel in 2023. Federal court records have described the muslim American Society as an overt arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in the U.S. Fateh has faced criticism from pro-Israel voices for being insufficiently critical of Hamas and overly harsh toward Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Zaman gained national attention during the 2024 election cycle due to his connections with prominent Democratic figures, including Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who distanced himself after reports emerged. The Anti-Defamation League has condemned Zaman&#8217;s statements and urged public officials to avoid engagement with him. Fateh did not respond to requests for comment regarding these associations.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pro-Hamas Islamic cleric held private ceremony honoring Omar Fateh<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2163588\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Asad Zaman, an Islamic imam who once promoted a pro-Hitler documentary and praised Hamas following its 2023 terrorist attacks, leads an organization that held a private inauguration event for Minneapolis mayoral hopeful Omar Fateh, according to newly unearthed reports.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Fateh and six other recently elected Democratic state senators <a href=\"https:\/\/bringmethenews.com\/minnesota-news\/planned-in-person-inauguration-event-for-dfl-senators-criticized-amid-covid-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reportedly attended<\/a> an in-person inauguration hosted by the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, where Zaman has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/asadzaman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">served<\/a> as executive director for over a decade, in their honor. Zaman has a history of radical social media usage, sharing a <a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/5sPEQWp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hamas press release<\/a> mourning a mass murderer in 2016, posting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2025\/08\/localimages\/Screenshot-2024-08-09-113058.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">link<\/a> to a documentary praising Adolf Hitler in 2015, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/asad.zaman.31542\/posts\/pfbid0DMPLqKkjEb7djYWLjcByWSi7LRBe8kQmN4M9LQMtXTsBBKrGroZcQ516WxiipENcl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">praising<\/a> the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks hours after they unfolded. Federal prosecutors once said that the Muslim American Society was &ldquo;founded as the overt arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in the United States,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investigativeproject.org\/documents\/case_docs\/542.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to court records.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3470089\/antifa-tracker-far-left-activists-who-face-federal-charges\/\">Antifa tracker: The far-left activists who face federal charges under Trump&#8217;s DOJ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3498511\/james-walkinshaw-democratic-primary-funds-gerry-connolly\/\">Congressional hopeful relied on dead boss&#8217;s cash to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >win primary election&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3498063\/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization\/\">Designating antifa as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-gov-cuomo-grants-clemency-to-weather-underground-member\/\" title=\"Fmr. Gov. Cuomo grants clemency to Weather Underground member\">domestic terrorist organization<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In addition to reportedly attending Zaman&rsquo;s inauguration event, Fateh also <a href=\"https:\/\/sahanjournal.com\/democracy-politics\/quran-minnesota-elected-officials-minneapolis-city-council-oath-of-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">signed<\/a> a Quran belonging to the controversial cleric shortly after being elected to office. Zaman has stated that he sees the Quran, which has been signed by over a dozen Muslim politicians such as state Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), as a way to help organize a united front to advocate Islamic interests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pro-Israel voices have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/07\/23\/minneapolis-mayoral-candidate-omer-fatah-criticized-israel-after-oct-7-accused-jewish-state-of-genocide-in-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">criticized<\/a> Fateh, suggesting that he is insufficiently critical of Hamas while being overly harsh toward Israel.&nbsp;Fateh has frequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/23\/us\/politics\/omar-fateh-minneapolis-mayor-mamdani.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">been compared<\/a> to New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>Zaman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/13\/politics\/asad-zaman-tim-walz-hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">made headlines<\/a> during the 2024 election when the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3114957\/tim-walz-repeatedly-hosted-muslim-cleric-oct-7-pro-hitler-website-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">unearthed<\/a> his ties to Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who was then the Democratic Party&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-backed-bail-fund-freed-alleged-domestic-abuser-now-accused-of-murder\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris-Backed Bail Fund Freed Alleged Domestic Abuser Now Accused Of Murder\">vice presidential nominee<\/a>. Walz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/tim-walz-imam-asad-zaman-controversy-hitler-1938773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">distanced himself<\/a> from Zaman following the reports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/5sPEQWp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hamas press release<\/a> Zaman posted in 2016 mourned the death of Motiur Rahman Nizami, a Bangladeshi leader who was convicted of rape, murder, torture, and leading an armed group that committed extrajudicial killings during the country&rsquo;s independence war, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/05\/11\/world\/asia\/bangladesh-executed-motiur-rahman-nizami.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to the<em> New York Times<\/em>. Zaman himself is an immigrant from Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Asad Zaman&rsquo;s Nov. 3, 2015, left, Facebook post linking to a pro-Hitler film, right, called &ldquo;The Greatest Story Never Told.&rdquo; <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The year before, Zaman posted a link to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-known-as-a-gladiator-nominated-for-president-at-tough-gop-convention-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump, known as a &quot;Gladiator,&quot; nominated for president at tough GOP convention - Washington Examiner\">documentary called &#038;ldquo<\/a>;The Greatest Story Never Told,&rdquo; where Hitler is portrayed as a misunderstood hero who has been unfairly maligned by historians, <a href=\"https:\/\/firstmonday.org\/ojs\/index.php\/fm\/article\/view\/11830\/11163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to a peer-reviewed academic paper. The video is especially popular among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/report\/nordic-resistance-movement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Neo-Nazis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/report\/qanons-antisemitism-and-what-comes-next\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">conspiracy theorists<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3495650\/terror-linked-charity-samidoun-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>LEADERS OF TERROR-LINKED CHARITY BANKROLL DEMOCRATS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given his hurtful remarks post-Oct. 7, and absent any recognition of the pain he has caused the Jewish community, we urge all public officials and leaders to avoid meeting with him in the future,&rdquo; an Anti-Defamation League spokesperson previously told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Those who have met with Imam Zaman should clarify that they don&rsquo;t agree with his toxic views about Jews and the Jewish state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Just hours after news broke that Hamas militants had crossed the border into Israel and began their slaughter of roughly 1,200 people, Zaman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/asad.zaman.31542\/posts\/pfbid0DMPLqKkjEb7djYWLjcByWSi7LRBe8kQmN4M9LQMtXTsBBKrGroZcQ516WxiipENcl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">stated<\/a> that he &ldquo;stands in solidarity with Palestinians against Israeli attacks.&rdquo; Zaman later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/asad.zaman.31542\/posts\/pfbid0wxvLX8oR1JigzWQkqC1gNSuzebb4GhAsC9oQw7EGgP24RSF6W4NwRC7cj1t8nqRbl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted<\/a> a picture of a Palestinian flag and declared that &ldquo;Palestine has the right to defend itself,&rdquo; going on to denounce Democratic politicians who had expressed sadness over the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Fateh did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2163588\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2163588\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Hamas cleric Asad Zaman held private event for Omar Fateh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":894,"featured_media":2474525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wafgedav-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[61245,59141,36290],"class_list":["post-2474524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-imam","tag-omar-fateh","tag-pro-hamas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wafgedav-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2474524"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2474528,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474524\/revisions\/2474528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2474525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2474524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2474524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2474524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}