New York City ‘I Am A Muslim Too’ Rally Protests Travel Ban

Two participants in Sunday’s rally holding signs with a woman wearing a star-spangled hijab.

 
New York, 23 Jumadil Awwal 1438/0 February 2017 (MINA) – More than 1,000 people filled New York’s Times Square on Sunday, waving American flags and holding signs saying “No Muslim Ban.”

The “I Am A Muslim Too” rally, designed to support Muslim Americans and protest President Trump’s immigration policies, was organized by several groups, including the non-profit organization Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU).

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio was quoted by usatoday.com as telling the crowd that America is “a country founded to protect all faiths and all beliefs.”

Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons said the Muslim community was being used as a scapegoat, but that “diversity will prevail.”

Simmons helped organize the Sunday rally, as did a group of interfaith leaders including Imam Shamsi Ali and local Rabbi Marc Schneier.

Schneier said: ‘The Muslim community is our greatest ally in fighting terrorism and extreme fundamentalism.’

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Indonesian-born Imam Shamsi Ali echoed this sentiment, stating: ‘This president is an obstable for Muslims to integrate into America.

In a statement issued last week, Simmons said: “We are living in a time when unity will make America great. This is a special moment for all Americans of goodwill to band together to promote the kind of compassion and equality for others that we want for ourselves.” (T/RS05/RS01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)

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