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‘If I pray in public, I feel uncomfortable’: New Jersey Muslims, targets of NYPD surveillance, fight back in lawsuit

Top officials won’t hold the NYPD accountable for civil rights violations of Muslims. So it comes down to Muslim Advocates and a group of New Jersey Muslims to do the job.

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Activists fume as NJ attorney general finds NYPD broke no laws in spying on Muslims

‘NYPD detectives were not profiling’ when they spied on Newark Muslims, says the New Jersey attorney general. Activists strongly disagree.

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Muslim activists give NYPD chief Ray Kelly the cold shoulder

NYPD police commissioner is reaching out to Muslims in the wake of reports that show massive spying on Muslims in the Northeast. But many Muslim activists aren’t accepting the invitations.

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Newark mayor and Yale president slam NYPD spying program

Bloomberg continues to stand by NYPD’s ‘guide to Muslims’ and ‘mosque crawlers’ as Newark’s Corey Booker and Yale’s president denounce the program

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Social media ‘tidal wave’ helped turn world’s focus to Khader Adnan

A look at how online activism brought massive attention to Khader Adnan’s story

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New York’s Muslim community fights back against NYPD Islamophobia

Muslim community leaders say Islamophobia is deep-seated in the New York Police Department. And they’re not taking it anymore.

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