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The parents of a New York teen named Osama have sued the school system, claiming their son was constantly harassed by teachers while school officials did nothing. Osama al-Najjar, a Jordanian-born Muslim, eventually plunged into a deep depression and tried to commit suicide over the incessant references to the infamous al Qaeda leader, Osama bin […]

ZAHN: Welcome back. We’re talking about the lawsuit filed by six imams kicked off a plane after some passengers complained about their behavior. The suit filed against U.S. Airways also names some of the passengers who complained as possible defendants. We just heard from Congressman Peter King who supports laws to protect passenger whistle-blowers. Now

OTMLAW files suit on behalf of Six Imams profiled by US Airways and Airport Police – The imams, most of whom are from Arizona, were returning from a religious conference in November when they were taken off a plane in Minneapolis, handcuffed and questioned. They had prayed on their prayer rugs in the Minneapolis-St. Paul

A key Islamic rights group is demanding an immediate inquiry after six Muslim imams were removed from a US flight. The six men were taken off the US Airways flight, bound to Phoenix from Minneapolis, after a passenger reported ‘suspicious activity’ to cabin crew. The men were told to disembark shortly after saying evening prayers.

OTMLAW files discrimination suit on behalf of Muslim Correctional Officer – A Muslim correctional officer at the federal jail in Brooklyn was harassed by other guards following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to a federal lawsuit filed recently in federal court in Brooklyn. Read it here.

Amy Goodman interviews Omar Mohammedi, Esq. on the racial profiling of Muslim Americans in Airports – Middle Eastern, South Asian and Muslim passengers say they are increasingly victims of racial profiling and are being detained and harassed at airports. We speak with an American mother and daughter, both born in Iraq, who were held and

OTMLAW files employment discrimination suit against the MTA on behalf Muslim client – The Justice Department sued the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York City Transit yesterday, charging them with discriminating against Muslim and Sikh employees who wear turbans and head scarves for religious reasons. Read it here.

OTMLAW settles a $3 Million wrongful death lawsuit against the NYPD. Almost five years after Amadou Diallo, an unarmed immigrant from West Africa, died in a hail of 41 police bullets in the Bronx, his family agreed yesterday to a $3 million settlement of its civil lawsuit against New York City. Read it here.

Mr. Mohammedi was referred in the NY Law Journal by the Deputy Mayor Carol Robles Roman as Lawyer and leader offering important services to New York community. Read it here.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced 11 new appointments to the New York City Commission on Human Rights. Joining the Commission are Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, Matt Foreman, Dr. Edison O. Jackson, Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, Grace Lyu-Volckhausen, William Malpica, Omar T. Mohammedi, Bryan Pu-Folkes, Lisa Quiroz, Jenny Rivera and Susan R. Scheer. They