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Ahmad Sleiman (left) and Muhammad Zeb. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – In a country where the president spews anti-Muslim rhetoric, and in a world where many Muslim-majority countries did not join the United Nations’ call to end the mass detention of Uighur Muslims in China, [https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/
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Eid 2019 Todd Maisel/ BklynerRamadan, the month of blessings [/ramadan-2019/], has come to an end. Today (and tomorrow depending on whether or not the moon was sighted in other parts of the world, and in this city), Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Fitr. > It was great to join with thousands
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerIt’s that time of year again. Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam, is beginning in just a few days (Sunday, May 5 or Monday, May 6 depending on when the new moon is sighted). It is a time where Muslims fast every day from dawn to
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Photo via Rabyaa Althaibani Twitter.BAY RIDGE – Yemeni businesses in Brooklyn are boycotting the NY Post after the paper published a cover with a partial quote by Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar along with a photo of the World Trade Center burning. On March 23, Omar delivered a speech at a
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Umber Nisar (middle) speaks about what happened to her. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – Umber Nisar, the Muslim woman who was assaulted three days ago [/muslim-woman-hate-crime/], sat on a chair facing the cameras. She was fidgeting with her hands and occasionally looked up, her eyes were filled with tears, but
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerUPDATE: While the NYPD still has not released photos or video of the assailant, it seems it is now being investigated by the Hate Crimes Unit, though the cops won’t tell us when that switch happened. MIDWOOD – Umber Nisar usually drives everywhere. But, the weather was
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Jumaane Williams and others hold hands and chant as a sign of unity. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – “No hate, no fear, Muslims are welcome here. No hate, no fear, everyone is welcome here,” people chanted outside Makki Masjid this afternoon. Last night, a white supremacist [https://www.theguardian.com/
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerSUNSET PARK – “This is basically a neighborhood community patrol on steroids,” said Noor Rabah of the new Muslim Community Patrol & Services, “and people are intimidated.” Last November, neighbors in Sunset Park formed a new community patrol. Run by Muslims to serve both Muslim and non-Muslim communities
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Nowshin Ali. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DITMAS PARK – Nowshin Ali came to live in the United States five years ago with her son. Things weren’t going well for her in India, so she left everything behind to start a new life in Brooklyn. In these five years, she has
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – Members and volunteers at the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) and the NYC Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR) spread across three subway stations in the borough to hand out fliers encouraging Brooklynites to report any form of discrimination. This Day of Visibility is in
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Panelists talk about the challenges of being Muslim in America. Left to right: Moustafa Bayoumi, Dr. Debbie Almontaser, Medhi Hasan, Naz Ahmad, Imam Khalid Latif, Amna Nawaz, Zaheer Ali.BROOKLYN – One thing was clear at a town hall discussion in downtown Brooklyn on Wednesday: being Muslim in America in 2017
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(Photo via sha.banana / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sha.banana/]) Kensington-based activist Shahana Hanif is a woman that embraces her many intersectional identities. She is a Bangladeshi, a Muslim, an activist, a writer, a performance artist [/blog/announcements/bengali-cultural-celebration-kensington-saturday/] and a 25-year-old woman living with a chronic illness. “If