Religious Profiling

NYC's Anti-Profiling Law 'Not Worth The Paper It's Written On'

ProPublica | Justin Elliott | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Nypd, Nypd Muslim Surveillance, Ray Kelly, Eric Schneiderman, Religious Profiling, Mayor Bloomberg, Ny News, Anti-Profiling Law, Jumaane Williams, Nypd Spying, New York News, Cyrus Vance, Racial Profiling, New York News

In July 2004, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg presided over a celebratory signing ceremony at City Hall for a new law that banned the NYPD from r...

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NYPD File Urged Increased Tracking Of Shiites, Based Solely On Religion

AP | CHRIS HAWLEY | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Islam, NYPD SHIELD, Nypd, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, Raymond Kelly, Religious Profiling, Terrorism, Iran, New York Police Department, New York News

NEW YORK — Thirty-three civil rights groups from around the country complained to the New York attorney general Friday about police documents th...

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Waiting in the Gray Areas

Hassan Jaber | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Immigration Reform, Hate Crimes, Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes, Targeted Identification, Immigration, Republicans Immigration Reform, Immigration Policy, Religious Profiling, Ethnic Profiling, Detroit News
Hassan Jaber

When political leaders demonstrate that it's OK to tarnish an entire ethnic or religious group, xenophobic rhetoric enters the mainstream public discourse in a way that encourages intolerant and extreme reactions.

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Brooklyn College Profs to Ray Kelly: Stop Spying on Muslims

Len Levitt | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Nypd, Cia, Religious Profiling, Michael Bloomberg, Profiling, Nypd Spying on Mosques, Nypd Spying, Brooklyn College, Racial Profiling, Nypd Scandals, New York News
Len Levitt

Brooklyn College's Faculty Council denounced the spying on Islamic students, suggesting that the police department targeted them without any proof that they were engaging in terrorist activity.

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Religious Profiling -- The New Norm?

Nida Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Security, Flying, Muslims, Racial Profiling, Post-9/11, Discrimination, Jared Loughner, Air Travel, Tsa, Religious Profiling, Politics News
Nida Khan

If the last few major acts of violence in the U.S. were committed by White men, why is it that they are not scrutinized just as much as those that appear Muslim/Arab or simply 'other'?

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What's In A (Muslim) Name?

Dilara Hafiz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Muslims, Muslim Teenagers, Religious Profiling, Muslim Identity, American Identity, Muslim Names, American Muslim Teenager's Handbook, Islam in America, Religious Stereotyping, Religion News
Dilara Hafiz

Although it may seem harmless to assume someone's religion based upon their name, it's becoming apparent that this type of judgment is unnecessary and irrelevant, especially for Muslims in America.

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Boiling Tea

John Zogby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Brown, Tea Party Movement, War on Terror, Religious Profiling, Health Care Reform Poll, Sarah Palin, Obama Approval, Tea Party, Racial Profiling, Republicans, Politics News
John Zogby

The Tea Party attitude is more predictive of approval for President Obama than education, race, religion and party affiliation. In addition, a very large portion of the likely electorate sides with or against Tea Partiers.

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