Kelly on his department’s relationship with Muslims; a Muslim professor on his protest T-shirt
3 January 2012
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BY AZI PAYBARAH
Here’s Hussein Rashid, the Hofstra professor who wore an “I AM NOT A TERRORIST” t-shirt to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s interfaith prayer breakfast last week, to call attention to the NYPD’s surveillance tactics that, according to the Associated Press, focus on Muslim neighborhoods. Rashid said the t-shirt, and his attendance at the event, were in fact both a form of protest.
“If I’m suspect by virtue of being Muslim than all my associates will be suspect,” he said.
Earlier that morning, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly spoke to Fox 5 New York, acknowledging some of the criticism but saying it doesn’t reflect the relationship his department has with Muslim residents.
“I think we have an excellent relationship with the Muslim community in the city. There are some people who don’t agree and we understand that,” Kelly said.
Muslim residents here “work very cooperatively with us, no question about it,” he said. “Every year we have a pre-Ramadan conference. Five hundred people come to our auditorium; we brief them. I go to the Mosques. We have, you know, question-and-answer sessions. But I believe that our relationship is very good. There are some people who are not happy with some of the things that we’re doing. We understand that. Everything we’re doing is pursuant to the law. We feel we have to do it in our post-9/11 world to protect New York City.”
Original post: Kelly on his department’s relationship with Muslims; a Muslim professor on his protest T-shirt
Get over it every religion is prayed upon. If hounding believe the way others do then keep your mouth shut an pray for them. Or to what ever you believe I’n. Mormons have commercials seven day Adventist bug u to death at tour door trying to convert you. The Muslims have so many plots to kill even each other the catholic pray to a virgin the Christians believe I’n the holy spirit the American Indians the only true americans believe I’n the great sprit. So quit your complaining an get over it.
3 January 2012 at 3:39 pm