After wreaking havoc on the Northeastern seaboard, people from North Carolina up to Boston are cleaning up the mess left behind Hurricane Sandy. Houses, cars, whole towns have been devastated with destruction, damage, and lost lives. The storm did not pour too much water in the area, but the high ... Read More »
A Muslim boy says four bullies made his life a living hell in the halls of a Staten Island public school, calling him a “terrorist” and beating him every chance they got. The victim, a 16-year-old high school freshman, told his father and the police of the constant abuse he endured, ... Read More »
As I watch other victims argue over Park51, I feel like reporters turned us into the experts we never were Alissa Torres The first time I heard about the Park51 Islamic community center was on May 6, 2010, when I received the following e-mail from a New York TV reporter: ... Read More »
By Rick Hampson, USA TODAY NEW YORK — After that cruel day nine Septembers ago, Talat Hamdani felt twice victimized: first by fellow Muslims who killed her son, then by fellow Americans who doubted that a Muslim like her Salman died a hero at the World Trade Center. Now, Hamdani ... Read More »
Crossposted with TomDispatch.com. There is a distinct creepiness to the controversy now raging around a proposed Islamic cultural center in Lower Manhattan. The angry “debate” over whether the building should exist has a kind of glitch-in-the-Matrix feel to it, leaving in its wake an aura of something-very-bad-about-to-happen. It's not just that ... Read More »
(RNS) A conservative religious law firm plans to appeal a decision that grants a green light for the construction of an Islamic community center two blocks from Ground Zero. The Washington-based American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) opposes the construction of the Cordoba House in lower Manhattan because the ... Read More »
The New York City Police Department will increase foot patrols at mosques during Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting that begins in August, as hate crimes against Muslims have increased from last year. Commissioner Raymond Kelly, speaking today at the department's annual pre-Ramadanconference at NYPD headquarters in Lower Manhattan, said police ... Read More »
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ruled against New York City's Department of Education, declaring that Debbie Almontaser was the victim of discrimination. The NY Times reports. An important first step towards full justice! Read More »
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