NYT Takes on Ending NYPD Spy Program
The disbanding of the NYPD's Muslim spying unit is discussed in this Op-Ed piece. … [Read more...]
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Muslim Surveillance — Put To Rest?
Muslims react to the closing of NYPD’s “Zone Assessment Unit." Some worry the change is merely superficial. … [Read more...]
Artist’s Commentary on NYPD Muslim Spying Unit
Wondering what the NYPD Muslim “spying unit” found during their ten-year stakeout? Data artist Josh Begley shows you in this photo essay. … [Read more...]
A Win For Muslims and Civil Rights in NYC
Under new Commissioner Bill Bratton, the controversial NYPD Demographics Unit, which profiled Muslims, has ended. … [Read more...]
NYPD Recruits Muslim Informants
Though the NYPD has disbanded its controversial surveillance department, the New York Times has uncovered another unit designed to persuade Muslim inmates to be informants. … [Read more...]
Muslim Spying Has Real Victims
American Muslims: They’re Democrats and Republicans, young and old, immigrants and citizens. The New York Police Department seems to think they could all be potential terrorists. As part of a vast … [Read more...]
The Horrifying Effects of NYPD Profiling on Muslim Americans
It’s a gut reaction at most, but does it rally lead to quantifiable effects? Right after 9/11, police officers infiltrated Muslim communities around the nation, spying and cloaking innocent civilians … [Read more...]