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We Muslims are celebrating when Muslims win elections in the United States and other Western countries. And rightly so. The West has given us freedom, accepted us, allowed us to practise our religion, and even given Muslims the opportunity to hold important positions in government. But let me ask a simple question: Can Christians or other non-Muslims enjoy the same opportunities in countries governed by Sharia? In some of these countries, we struggle to tolerate their houses of worship. We don't even allow them to openly preach their Gospel, let alone imagine giving them equal opportunities to participate in government. Yet we celebrate religious freedom when it benefits us in the West. Religious freedom cannot be something we demand for ourselves but deny others. If we want the West to respect our rights, we must also be willing to respect the rights of others.