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6Mar
2012

In Videos: Muslim Student Responds to NYPD Spying on Muslim Students

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Al-Talib asks a Muslim student in the Muslim Student Association (MSA) at UCLA for their opinion on NYPD spying on Muslim students in New York.

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11Sep
2011

Growing up Muslim in Post 9/11 America: Ridicule and Alienation

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You don’t just easily forget things like this. At the time, I lived in a nice neighborhood in Cleveland. I knew something was wrong on that devastating day on September 11, 2001 when my homeroom teacher told our class that something terrible had happened in the nation a few minutes ago.

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10Sep
2011

Growing up Muslim in Post 9/11 America: Representing My Faith

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“Come on…get up…get up….HURRRYYY!” my dad was yelling at all of us, probably because we had all slept in again. I still wasn’t back on track with my schedule, getting over the jetlag from our summer travels, and really wasn’t looking forward to lugging my tired body over to school that day.

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7Mar
2011

White House Seeks to Allay Muslims’ Fears on Terror Hearings

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The White House attempts to reassure the Muslim community days before the planned Congressional hearing on the radicalization of Muslim Americans by sending Denis McDonough (National Security Council chief of staff) to speak at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society. As the opening day of the hearing approaches, Muslim leaders feel apprehensive but determined to play an important role in the direction the hearings take Read more at NYTimes.com

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20Aug
2010

NY1′s Full Interview with the Developer of Downtown Islamic Center

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“I’m surprised at the way that politics is being played in 2010. There are issues that are affecting our country which are real issues: unemployment, poverty, the economy, and it’s a really sad day for America when our politicians choose to look at a constitutional right and use that as basis for elections.” Watch the full interview with developer Sharif El-Gamal: http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/politics/123935/story

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18Aug
2010

Action: Thank NJ Governor, Olbermann, Stewart for Challenging Islamophobia

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This week, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann, Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie challenged Islamophobia by weighing in on the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ controversy. Watch Keith Olbermann: There is no ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ In a Special Comment, Countdown’s Keith Olbermann clarifies the misconceptions surrounding the community center. Send a note of thanks to Olbermann via e-mail: Countdown@msnbc.com, KOlbermann@msnbc.com Watch Jon Stewart mock Islamophobia: Mosque-erade Send a note of thanks to Stewart through: http://www.comedycentral.com/help/questionsCC.jhtml New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie [...]

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18Aug
2010

Keith Olbermann Special Comment: There Is No ‘Ground Zero Mosque’

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“Becasue this is American damnit. And in America when someone comes for your neighbor or his Bible or his Torah, or his Athesis Manifesto or his Quran, you and I do what our fathers did, and our grandmothers did, and our founders did, you and I speak up! “ -Countdown with Keith Olbermann

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