Nusrat Choudhury, a civil rights lawyer, will begin her lifetime appointment as a judge in Federal District Court in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Muslim Americans”
Teacher at Center of Hijab Uproar Sues Olympic Medalist for Defamation
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2022
After a New Jersey second-grader told her mother that her teacher had tried to pull off her hijab, the story went viral on social media. Source: New York Times
An Anti-Muslim Symbol From India Is Paraded on Main Street, New Jersey
By Gotham Rex on September 25, 2022
The bulldozer has become a symbol of oppression in India. Its appearance in a New Jersey parade has exposed fault lines between the region’s Hindu and Muslim communities. Source: New York Times
Why Ramadan Generates Millions in Charitable Giving Every Year
By Gotham Rex on April 29, 2022
During the Muslim holy month, there is a strong focus on helping others. Source: New York Times
Yemenis in Brooklyn Reclaim High-End Coffee
By Gotham Rex on November 12, 2021
Second-generation Yemeni entrepreneurs in Brooklyn want to reclaim their role as the purveyors of the original specialty coffee. Source: New York Times
Online Furor Over a Student’s Hijab Engulfs a Liberal Town
By Gotham Rex on October 22, 2021
A 7-year-old told her mother that she resisted a New Jersey teacher’s attempt to pull off her Muslim head covering. It spiraled from there. Source: New York Times
The Impact of Sept. 11, Twenty Years Later
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2021
A look at how the attacks and their aftermath changed New York City and its people forever. Source: New York Times
How 9/11 Shaped These Muslim Leaders in New York
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2021
“I watched the generation that was silenced and then I watch a new generation coming up now that is fearless,” one activist said. Source: New York Times
U.S. Senate Confirms First Muslim Federal District Judge
By Gotham Rex on June 11, 2021
The judge, Zahid N. Quraishi of New Jersey, said after his selection by President Biden, “Candidly, I would prefer to be the hundredth, if not the thousandth.” Source: New York Times
Her Father Had a Theory About Her Killing. Then Came the Arrest.
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2020
Ola Salem’s body was found in a Staten Island park last year. Her father said she had talked about being followed on the highway. Source: New York Times
The Pandemic Upends Islam’s Holiest Month
By Gotham Rex on May 26, 2020
Zoom calls and socially distant food drives have replaced family gatherings and community prayers. Source: New York Times