الولايات المتحدة: مقاطعة حفل عمدة نيويورك بسبب التجسس على المسلمين

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أعلن عدد كبير من الشخصيات الإسلامية البارزة مقاطعة حفل عمدة "نيويورك" السنوي، الذي ينعقد تحت شعارات تتعلق بالتعايش بين معتنقي الديانات المختلفة.

وجاءت تلك المقاطعة ردًا على قيام شرطة "نيويورك" بالتجسس على المسلمين وأنشطتهم الحياتية المختلفة، في مفاجأة تسببت في حدوث حالة من خيبة الأمل والغضب داخل مجتمع الأقلية المسلمة. المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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New York Muslims to snub Bloomberg breakfast in surveillance protest

Several prominent figures refuse to attend multi-faith gathering with mayor after reports the NYPD spied on Muslim communities

A group of prominent Muslim figures in New York City have said they will boycott an annual meeting on Friday with Mayor Michael Bloomberg in order to protest against police surveillance of their communities.

Bloomberg is scheduled to hold a multi-faith "Bagels with Bloomberg" breakfast with religious leaders from across the city on Friday morning, but the group has written to the mayor's office outlining their reasons for refusing to attend.

In particular, the group says it is outraged at details that emerged earlier this year of a concerted effort by the New York police department to monitor activities of Muslims in New York. A series of reports by the Associated Press detailed the activities of a unit within the NYPD, called the Demographics Unit, that monitored daily life in Muslim communities, including eavesdropping in businesses and infiltrating mosques.

"According to the investigation, the police department monitored and collected information on New Yorkers at about 250 mosques, schools, and businesses throughout the city, simply because of their religion and not because they exhibited suspicious behavior," the letter said.