The Executive Order has been temporarily blocked, a Supreme Court decision is pending As early as 7 December 2015, in the midst of the Republican primaries, Donald Trump proposed a systemic policy of religious discrimination against Muslims with regards to immigration into the United States. The trump campaign issued a press release setting forth his […]
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Join speaker Omar T. Mohammedi on the panel at the Muslim Community Network. There will be an emergency community meeting to learn about the current status of the Executive Orders and the legal and Constitutional implications, what is happening on the ground to mobilize communities and assist detainees, and the power and limitations members of
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Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Join us in a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Association of Muslim American Lawyers (AMAL). The theme if the Gala this year is, “Muslim Civil Rights Beyond National Politics.” We are looking forward to highlighting many of AMAL’s major achievement in the last
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Sunday, January 29 2 PM – 4:30 PM EST Montclair Fire Headquarters 1 Pine Street, Montclair, New Jersey 07042 Jewish Voice for Peace opposes ALL forms of bigotry, whether anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, or anti-Arab. Islamophobia — the prejudice against or hatred of Islam or Muslims — is a growing problem in America. There has been a
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In light of growing acts of hatred against the Muslim community, the Northern New Jersey Chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace will host an event in Montclair this Sunday aimed at reducing and challenging Islamophobia statewide. The Record (NorthJersey.com) Symposium on fighting Islamophobia comes to Montclair
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Mr. Mohammedi will be teaching a CLE (continuing legal education) course on Jan. 24, 2017. To watch this course please click: Here
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Join 300-500 of the nation’s top physicians, business executives, lawyers, elected officials, educators, students, religious leaders and other professionals for this Black-Tie gala. The Golden Minaret Awards aims to salute over 400 years of Muslim American service to the nation during the weekend of the Presidential Inauguration. To view details of the event, please click
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The Court of Appeals agreed Monday to hear a case challenging the New York City Police Department’s refusal to acknowledge the existence of records sought under the state Freedom of Information Law. The New York Law Journal http://otmlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/11-21-16-NY-Law-Journal-to-Hear-FOIL-and-Glomar-Case.pdf
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The mounting number of civil rights violations against Muslims, Arabs, South Asians and anyone who is perceived to be of Middle Eastern heritage, is alarming. These violations are committed by our law enforcement, private and public institutions, as well as ordinary citizens. Learn More
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The NYPD seems to persist in not following the most basic rules enacted to protect the constitutional rights of the citizens of New York City. The report found that the NYPD failed to submit the required paperwork to open or extend investigations into the political activity of our citizens, and that in the few instances
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