Finally, American Muslims are expressing outrage.

Oh, sorry; did you think I meant outrage over the mass murder of children in Russia, or the two Russian airliners blown out of the sky, or the many killings of helpless hostages in Iraq—all in the name of Islam?

No, silly. They’re outraged that any Muslim could support President Bush: Pro-Bush Booth Angers Many U.S. Muslims. (Thanks to all who emailed this one.)

ROSEMONT, Ill. - At the largest annual convention of American Muslims, a pro-Bush booth has stirred anger among attendees who believe the president’s actions since Sept. 11, 2001, have hurt more innocent Muslims than terrorists.

They stop abruptly when they see the 5-foot-tall photo of President Bush, with “muslimsforbush.com” above his head.

Then come the outbursts.

“Disgusting,” said one onlooker. “Take that down,” said another.

“I think President Bush has misled not only the United States, but the world,” said Noor Maciael, an educator who called the booth “disgusting” and planned to vote for Democrat John Kerry. “He has put us in a situation where the whole world is hating this country.”

The display was funded by Muhammad Ali Hasan and his mother, Seeme, who recently created the group “Muslims for Bush.” Seeme Hasan said in a phone interview that she and her husband Malik, a Colorado physician who earned his wealth in the health care industry, have donated more than $1 million to Bush and Republican causes since the 2000 campaign.

“The reason we are doing this is that Muslims don’t have a lobbyist,” Seeme Hasan said. “We want to be there. We are going to give contributions at the highest level.” …

Many Muslims at the nonpartisan Islamic Society of North America convention were not grateful for the Hasans’ activism.

An older man gawked at the photo of the president with his arms wrapped around Muhammad and Seeme Hasan, and said, “I’m numb. I’m speechless.” He then joined a group that had cornered a conference official, demanding that the display be taken down. A volunteer staffing the booth said some people were taking campaign material and throwing it out.

Just for a little context on this “nonpartisan” Muslim group, here is an LGF search page for Islamic Society of North America.