Recently, a coalition of faith-based leaders, attorneys, organizers and advocates published a report titled “Mapping Muslims: NYPD Spying and its Impact on American Muslims.” Among the authors of the report were Nermeen Arastu, a volunteer attorney with the Asian American Legal Defense Fund (AALDF) and Diala Shamas, a Liman Fellow at the Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR) project at Main Street Legal Services, Inc. at CUNY School of Law. The report detailed specific NYPD surveillance practices targeting American Muslims, reiterating a fact the NYPD itself has conceded—the surveillance campaign has failed thus far to reveal any threats. Complete with interviews of affected community members, the report details also the negative impact these surveillance practices have had on the lives of individuals and the greater Muslim community. Detriments range from students feeling isolated on college campuses, to avoidance of religious spaces for fear of being labeled overtly “Muslim.”
“This report provides a powerful rebuttal to the NYPD and its supporters’ assertion that surveillance is harmless and victimless,” Ms. Shamas was quoted as saying in an article published on the AALDF website.
To read the report and for more information about the authors, please click here.
Disclaimer-The views and opinions expressed in these reports do not reflect the views or opinions of KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights.
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