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Float planned for N.Y.C. India Day Parade is condemned as anti-Muslim The float, slated for inclusion in Sunday’s parade, depicts a Hindu temple in India that was built on the site of a mosque torn down by religious extremists.

August 15, 2024 Liam Stack and Anusha Bayya

(NY Times) A float slated to appear in New York City’s India Day Parade this weekend is causing an uproar, with community groups calling it a symbol of anti-Muslim hate, parade organizers defending its inclusion and elected officials scrambling to respond. The […]

Biden’s ‘historic’ Muslim judicial nominee served on board of anti-Israel, terrorist-loving think tank

December 13, 2023 Chuck Ross

(Free Beacon) President Biden’s “historic” nominee for a federal appellate court served on the board of a Muslim advocacy group that has blamed Israel for provoking Hamas’s terrorist attack and hosted an event with a convicted terrorist fundraiser on the 20th anniversary […]

Muslim mayor blocked from White House decries ‘watch list’

May 2, 2023 Bruce Shipkowski

(AP) A New Jersey mayor who was blocked from attending a White House celebration this week with President Joe Biden to belatedly mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan called Tuesday for the administration to end the federal “watch […]

Ed Durr’s apology to Islam ‘not enough’ for Muslim advocacy group, will it ever be enough?

November 5, 2021 Unlisted Author

(Shore News Network) Muslim Advocates on Thursday called for New Jersey State Senator-elect Edward Durr to apologize for offensive tweets against the Muslim faith, or resign immediately. “Mohammed was a pedophile! Islam is a false religion! Only fools follow Muslim teachings! It […]

Truck driver who pulled shocking state Senate upset apologizes for anti-Muslim posts, deletes social media

November 5, 2021 Matthew Stanmyre

(NJ.com) Edward Durr, the newly elected Republican state senator who shocked New Jersey by knocking off incumbent Senate President Stephen Sweeney, has apologized and deleted his social media accounts after past xenophobic and anti-Muslim messages surfaced. “I’m a passionate guy and I […]

Newly elected GOP state senator’s social media accounts contain xenophobic, anti-Muslim posts

November 4, 2021 Matthew Stanmyre

(NJ.com) Hours after Republican Edward Durr seemingly solidified his stunning election victory over state Senate President Stephen Sweeney, xenophobic and anti-Muslim social media messages have surfaced that were posted from his accounts. The posts came to light shortly after the Associated Press […]

Democratic senators increase pressure to declassify 9/11 documents related to Saudi role in attacks

August 5, 2021 Laura Kelly

(Hill) Democratic senators and families of victims of the 9/11 attacks called on Thursday for the Biden administration to declassify and make available key documents related to Saudi Arabia’s role in the terrorist attacks, ahead of the 20th anniversary commemorating the tragedy. […]

Congress pushing for access to 9/11 documents on Saudi terrorists

August 4, 2021 Joe Dwinell

(Boston Herald) As the solemn 9/11 anniversary approaches, the fight for transparency continues. The September 11th Transparency Act of 2021 — bipartisan legislation to improve access to federal 9/11 investigations — is being introduced Thursday by [Sen.] Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Sen. […]

‘An extraordinary moment’: NJ’s Zahid Quraishi makes history as first Muslim federal judge

June 10, 2021 Hannan Adely

(Bergen Record) A New Jersey magistrate judge and former prosecutor will become the first Muslim to serve on the federal bench, in a move hailed as a groundbreaking step toward representation and diversity. Zahid Quraishi of Union County won broad bipartisan support from the U.S. […]

NJ man could be the first Muslim federal judge. But a question about Sharia is stoking controversy

May 10, 2021 Hannan Adely

(Bergen Record) New Jersey’s Zahid Quraishi has served as a military prosecutor and an Army captain in Iraq, as an assistant U.S. attorney who has tried cases of public corruption, organized crime and financial fraud, and as a white-collar criminal defense lawyer. But […]

White House reverses course on refugee cap after Democratic eruption

April 16, 2021 Morgan Chalfant and Rafael Bernal

(Hill) The White House Friday reversed course on refugee admissions, after an earlier announcement maintaining a controversial Trump-era refugee cap was met with disdain by Democrats and immigration activists. Following a day of blowback from Democrats, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki […]

Biden rebuffs Democrats, keeps refugee admissions at 15,000

April 16, 2021 Rafael Bernal and Morgan Chalfant

(Hill) President Biden on Friday signed an order speeding refugee admissions but maintaining fiscal 2021 admissions at 15,000, a cap set by the Trump administration and a number far below the 62,500 figure proposed to Congress earlier this year. The order would […]

Biden nominates New Jerseyan as first Muslim American to serve as a U.S. District Court judge

March 30, 2021 Jonathan D. Salant

(NJ.com) President Joe Biden, making his first picks for the federal bench, announced Tuesday he would nominate Zahid Quraishi for the U.S. District Court. If confirmed, Quraishi will be the first Muslim American to serve as a federal district judge. Quraishi, a […]

Democratic senators urge Facebook to take action on anti-Muslim bigotry

November 16, 2020 Rebecca Klar

(Hill) Democratic senators on Monday urged Facebook to take action against anti-Muslim bigotry spreading on its platform. The letter sent to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg followed a recently released report by a Muslim advocacy group that concluded the social media giant enables global […]

Ilhan Omar, Linda Sarsour welcome Sen. Sanders’ decision not to attend AIPAC conference

February 24, 2020 Patrick Goodenough

(CNS) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Sunday praised Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders’ decision to stay away from the upcoming annual conference of the nation’s leading pro-Israel lobby, and said all the candidates should do the same. “Thank you Bernie Sanders […]

EU states mixed on Trump demand to take back IS fighters

February 18, 2019 Lorne Cook and Geir Moulson

(AP) U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand that European countries take back their citizens fighting in Syria received a mixed reaction Monday, as nations voiced concerns about how to bring home-grown Islamic State extremists to trial. The question of such foreign fighters has […]