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WHY NYC MUSLIM GRASSROOTS LEADERS OF AFRICAN DESCENT ENDORSE ERIC ADAMS FOR MAYOR 2021

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WHY WE AS AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSLIM LEADERS ENDORSE   ERIC ADAMS FOR NYC MAYOR , 2021 An Essay Providing Insight into the Historical Political Struggle of Muslim Americans of African Descent in New York, in the Arena of Electoral Politics As we enter the last day of early voting in this current election cycle, and three days before the June 22 nd  Primary Election, we of NYC Grassroots Leaders of African Descent reaffirm and reiterate our support and endorsement of Eric Adams for Mayor 2021.   The Muslim political landscape over the past few months has been one of constant flux, with various groups scrambling at the last moment to identify candidates to support, endorsing their chosen, withdrawing and re-endorsing others for different reasons, in an effort to make an impact on the upcoming elections. On the other hand, those of us who came together under the above banner have held fast to our candidate of choice. We call Allah to witness that our political deliberations in anticipation o
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A BETRAYAL OF AMERICAN TOLERANCE

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(click photos to enlarge for closer examination) ACT FOR AMERICA'S ANTI-SHARIA RALLIES LAST WEEK-END WERE OPPOSED AND REJECTED BY THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS OF ALL FAITHS The June 10th marches against Islamic religious law organized in various cities by the group ACT for America, reveal a fundamental lack of knowledge of both religion and law that the founders of American institutions possessed and demonstrated. The organization long since identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group, considers Islamic canon law ( i.e. Sharia, pronounced Shaa-ria ) to be incompatible with Western democracy (a charge repeated by recent presidential candidate Ben Carson), and a covert tool being used by Muslims for a takeover of the country, resulting in the social, political, and religious subjugation of our fellow Americans. This is not only fear-mongering of the worst kind, but a betrayal of American religious tolerance that prefers sympathy and resilience over enduranc
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AFRICAN AMERICAN PAPAL ENGAGEMENT

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OCTOBER 7, 2015   As-Salaamu 'Alaikum wa Rahmatullah . Pope Francis' current and ongoing global tours give Muslim religious and spiritual leaders in various countries, the opportunity to interact with him. His recent visit to NYC is an example of this, wherein both (NYPD, and NYU Islamic Center Muslim Chaplain) Imam Khalid Latif, and sister Sarah Sayeed (formerly of the Interfaith Center of NY, now with the NYC Mayor's office) were selected to offer prayer at the Sept. 11th Memorial Museum multi-faith gathering. However this was not the first such gathering with Muslim American participants .  Two decades prior, 19 and 20 years ago respectively this month, foundational and substantive engagements took place between US-based African American imams ,and a predecessor of the current pope, his eminence Pope John Paul II. In 1995 , during the 2nd of two such visits (the first was in 1979) it was that pope who took NYC by storm with motorcades and multiple appearance
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AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSLIMS & MEMORIAL DAY

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Black Soldiers of the 54th & 55th Massachusetts Regiment, Union Arny Buy it and Read it - It's very worthwhile Muhammad Ibn Said Muslim Memorial Day Commemoration   7 Sha’baan 1436 A.H./ May 25, 2015 C.E. During this month commemorating the 90 th birthday of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz/Malcolm X we remember the teaching made popular by him in the broad African American community, “Of all our studies history is best qualified to reward all research”.             Historical research reveals that Memorial Day was started by black former slaves on may, 1, 1865 in Charleston, S.C. to honor 257 dead Union Army soldiers who had been buried in a mass grave in a confederate prison camp. They dug up the bodies and worked for 2 weeks to give them a proper burial , as gratitude for fighting for their freedom. They then held a parade of 10,000 people led by 2,800 black children where they marched, sang and celebrated [1] .             Amongst those black soldiers who s
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