For decades, Mujahid Halim, 80, has admitted that he was one of the gunmen who assassinated the Black nationalist leader, but he swore his two co-defendants were innocent. Source: New York Times
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Shahana Hanif makes history as the first Muslim woman elected to the New York City Council.
By Gotham Rex on November 3, 2021
In New York City, a global beacon that draws a diverse population from all over the world, the City Council has never had a Muslim woman — or a person of South Asian descent among its membership. Source: New York…
Online Furor Over a Student’s Hijab Engulfs a Liberal Town
By Gotham Rex on October 22, 2021
A 7-year-old told her mother that she resisted a New Jersey teacher’s attempt to pull off her Muslim head covering. It spiraled from there. Source: New York Times
How 9/11 Shaped These Muslim Leaders in New York
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2021
“I watched the generation that was silenced and then I watch a new generation coming up now that is fearless,” one activist said. Source: New York Times
U.S. Senate Confirms First Muslim Federal District Judge
By Gotham Rex on June 11, 2021
The judge, Zahid N. Quraishi of New Jersey, said after his selection by President Biden, “Candidly, I would prefer to be the hundredth, if not the thousandth.” Source: New York Times