Hundreds of thousands of people in the city have set aside a part of their homes to pray, meditate or give thanks for another day. Source: New York Times
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Edward Durr Jr.: The Trump Republican Who’s Riding High in New Jersey
By Gotham Rex on November 26, 2021
“If anything, my election showed nobody’s untouchable,” said Edward Durr Jr., who pulled off a stunning victory to win a New Jersey State Senate seat. Source: New York Times
Malcolm X Assassination: Questions About the Case Linger
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
Scholars have never accepted the official explanation for the murder. That is unlikely to change. Source: New York Times
Exoneration Is ‘Bittersweet’ for Men Cleared in Malcolm X’s Murder
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
An emotional crowd burst into applause in a packed Manhattan courtroom Thursday after the judge threw out the convictions of Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam. Source: New York Times
Who Are Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam?
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
In 1965, the two men were members of the Nation of Islam militia, working at the Harlem mosque that Malcolm X led before breaking with the group. Source: New York Times
Mujahid Halim, Malcolm X's Confessed Killer, Backs Exonerations
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2021
For decades, Mujahid Halim, 80, has admitted that he was one of the gunmen who assassinated the Black nationalist leader, but he swore his two co-defendants were innocent. Source: New York Times
Shahana Hanif makes history as the first Muslim woman elected to the New York City Council.
By Gotham Rex on November 3, 2021
In New York City, a global beacon that draws a diverse population from all over the world, the City Council has never had a Muslim woman — or a person of South Asian descent among its membership. Source: New York…
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
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