Linda Sarsour

On August 23^rd of this year I was invited to Gracie Mansion to attend Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Annual Iftar, a break of fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. For the duration of the evening I sat next to Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. We discussed the significance of Ramadan and I pressed him on his department’s lack of response to letters we sent requesting to meet with staff of the NYPD training department. He nodded and said that he’s su...

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The NDAA bill passed by Congress is worse than PATRIOT ACT. This bill contains some of the most dangerous provisions we’ve ever seen: it would allow the government to imprison anyone suspected of an offense deemed “terrorism-related” indefinitely and without trial or charges—even US citizens.

The president, the Department of Defense, the FBI, and a bip...
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It was a conference of Imams about Islamophobia. And what did they get? Islamophobia. Three Imams were denied traveling, one of them a major leader of Muslims.

Imam Al-Amin Abdul Latif the president of the umbrella organization of the greater new York area the Islamic Leadership Council of New York Metropolitan New York (Majlis Ash Shura of New York) was stopped from flying by the American airlines. This incident happened last Friday May 6 when Imam was planning to attend an Imams conf...
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By Dr. Javeed Akhter

Illinois senior Senator Richard Durbin's decision to hold congressional hearings on "Protecting the Civil Rights of American Muslims," appears to be motivated by his stated desire to uphold the age old American value of religious tolerance.  It is also an act that required political courage.  Unlike Peter King's hearings on "Radicalization in the American Muslim Community", Durbin's has gone largely unrecognized.

Durbin's decision to hold the hea...

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By Seemi Ahmed & Dr. Shaik Ubaid

Co-Chair Muslim Peace Coalition USA (New York chapter)

Probably you already know this.

A Muslim girl from Dreyfus School, New York, was beaten up, thrown to the ground. Her headscarf pulled off, as she was repeatedly called a “terrorist” a “bitch” and told “You're a Muslim”. She was threatened to be stabbed with a knife unless she handed over her cell phone and all her money. The victim suffered minor bruises and a cut lip. This incident ...

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