Archive for August 2016
Tulsa Murder – Open letter to Mayor Bartlett
According to media reports and direct accounts from family members, Khalid Jabara was shot in front of his home by neighbor Stanley Vernon Majors. Mr. Majors was continuously brought to law enforcement’s attention for harassing and threatening the Jabara family for years. On the afternoon of August 12th, Mr. Jabara was frightened after he learned…
Read MoreAMAL – Press Release on Hate Crime
The Association of Muslim American Lawyers (AMAL) is devastated by the murder of Ozone Park religious leaders, Imam Maulama Akonjee and Thara Uddin. Shockingly, the murders took place on August 13 at about 1:50 pm in broad daylight as both men, dressed in traditional Islamic garb, were gunned down just one block from the Al-Furqan…
Read MoreAn open letter to Mayor de Blasio re. the murder of Imam Alauddin Akonjee and Thara Miah
According to media reports, Imam Alauddin Akonjee, a religious leader at the Al-Furqan Jame mosque in Ozone Park, and his assistant, Thara Miah, were shot while walking together outside of the mosque shortly after completing prayers. According to witnesses and video footage, a man approached the two men from behind and shot each one in…
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