Posted on 02/20/2017 1:03:00 PM PST by Jyotishi
'We will fight hatred with love, we will fight bigotry with inclusivity. And today I am a Muslim too.'
New Yorkers by the thousand, representing myriad backgrounds and faiths, converged on Times Square, to let Muslims know their fellow Americans stood by them.
Over a thousand people from various faiths declared ‘I am a Muslim too’ as they assembled at the iconic Times Square in New York to express solidarity with the Muslim community and protest against US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
The rally was co-organised by the Foundation For Ethnic Understanding and the Nusantara Foundation in response to the uncertainty and anxiety created by Trump’s now-rescinded executive order to bar citizens from the seven Muslim-majority nations.
The ‘I am a Muslim Too’ solidarity rally drew several thousand people who raised slogans and held banners of ‘Love Trumps Hate’ and ‘USA, USA’ and ‘No Muslim Ban’.
Headlined by American entrepreneur and author Russell Simmons and actress Susan Sarandon, the rally on Sunday saw participation by several faith leaders who denounced the divisive political environment in the country and called on Americans to stand up for Muslims facing increasing threat and pressure.
Addressing the rally, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said America was founded to respect all faiths and all beliefs and stereotypes against the Muslim community has to be dispelled.
“The message I want to give as mayor of the city to everyone regardless of background or faith or where you were born is that this is your city and this is your country,” he said.
The mayor said America was founded by people who were fleeing religious persecution and was founded to respect all faiths and all beliefs.
“This is who we are as Americans and this must be protected. An attack on anybody’s faith is an attack on all people of faith,” he said.
Lauding the 900 Muslim members of the New York Police Department, de Blasio said the 1.6 billion Muslims in the world are “overwhelming peace loving” people who care about their community.
“We have to dispel the stereotypes faced by the Muslim community,” de Blasio said declaring at the end of his speech that “I’m proud to say today I’m a Muslim too”.
Eminent Sikh-American speaker and activist Simran Jeet Singh said he is supporting the rally “because as a Sikh, we know what discrimination and oppression feels like. We want a world that is acceptable and tolerant”.
Sarandon said given the political environment in the country, it is no longer possible to be neutral. “If you are silent, then you are complacent.
“We are here because we will not be a cog in a machine that is dismantling our constitution, that is dismantling our bills of rights,” she said to loud cheers from the crowd.
Sarandon added that New Yorkers should tell their representatives that the city is “open and accepting”.
“We will fight hatred with love, we will fight bigotry with inclusivity. And today I am a Muslim too,” she said.
American-Muslim woman Latisha James said she was proud to be part of the solidarity rally that was sending a strong message that people are coming together to support the community and will not tolerate discrimination against its members.
“Everyone is of the same nature. There should be no discrimination, we are all the same. We all migrated to America so for Trump to put a ban on Muslims and refugees is not appropriate. It’s not going to happen,” she said.
She said a lot of Muslims and refugees have been discriminated against and “it’s good that everyone has come together finally to support the Muslims”.
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'We will fight hatred with love, we will fight bigotry with inclusivity. And today I am a Muslim too.'
New Yorkers by the thousand, representing myriad backgrounds and faiths, converged on Times Square, to let Muslims know their fellow Americans stood by them.
Over a thousand people from various faiths declared ‘I am a Muslim too’ as they assembled at the iconic Times Square in New York to express solidarity with the Muslim community and protest against US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
The rally was co-organised by the Foundation For Ethnic Understanding and the Nusantara Foundation in response to the uncertainty and anxiety created by Trump’s now-rescinded executive order to bar citizens from the seven Muslim-majority nations.
The ‘I am a Muslim Too’ solidarity rally drew several thousand people who raised slogans and held banners of ‘Love Trumps Hate’ and ‘USA, USA’ and ‘No Muslim Ban’.
Headlined by American entrepreneur and author Russell Simmons and actress Susan Sarandon, the rally on Sunday saw participation by several faith leaders who denounced the divisive political environment in the country and called on Americans to stand up for Muslims facing increasing threat and pressure.
Addressing the rally, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said America was founded to respect all faiths and all beliefs and stereotypes against the Muslim community has to be dispelled.
“The message I want to give as mayor of the city to everyone regardless of background or faith or where you were born is that this is your city and this is your country,” he said.
The mayor said America was founded by people who were fleeing religious persecution and was founded to respect all faiths and all beliefs.
“This is who we are as Americans and this must be protected. An attack on anybody’s faith is an attack on all people of faith,” he said.
Lauding the 900 Muslim members of the New York Police Department, de Blasio said the 1.6 billion Muslims in the world are “overwhelming peace loving” people who care about their community.
“We have to dispel the stereotypes faced by the Muslim community,” de Blasio said declaring at the end of his speech that “I’m proud to say today I’m a Muslim too”.
Eminent Sikh-American speaker and activist Simran Jeet Singh said he is supporting the rally “because as a Sikh, we know what discrimination and oppression feels like. We want a world that is acceptable and tolerant”.
Sarandon said given the political environment in the country, it is no longer possible to be neutral. “If you are silent, then you are complacent.
“We are here because we will not be a cog in a machine that is dismantling our constitution, that is dismantling our bills of rights,” she said to loud cheers from the crowd.
Sarandon added that New Yorkers should tell their representatives that the city is “open and accepting”.
“We will fight hatred with love, we will fight bigotry with inclusivity. And today I am a Muslim too,” she said.
American-Muslim woman Latisha James said she was proud to be part of the solidarity rally that was sending a strong message that people are coming together to support the community and will not tolerate discrimination against its members.
“Everyone is of the same nature. There should be no discrimination, we are all the same. We all migrated to America so for Trump to put a ban on Muslims and refugees is not appropriate. It’s not going to happen,” she said.
She said a lot of Muslims and refugees have been discriminated against and “it’s good that everyone has come together finally to support the Muslims”.
Read on Twitter that Ugly Chelsea Clinton was at this as well.
Nice professional signs I see handed out.
Soros?
Now that they are muslims, what happens when they decide to leave the oh so tolerant peaceful “religion”?????
and people say there are NO Zombies
The worst picture of Chelsea that you will ever see:
https://twitter.com/FreeBeacon/status/833776787003936768
Less than three miles from the World Trade Center site, Stockholm Syndrome on full display.
Apparently New Yorkers have forgotten 9/11..seeing the World Trade Center collapse to the ground leaving behind only rubble and death wasn’t enough to convince these people
Leave it to the left to twist facts.”I am Muslim too”. Well guess what genius? Radical Islamic TERRORISTS kill you just as much as everyone else. If you are so eager to be around them then take a trip to Iraq.
all the kids today- they’re always talking about Susan Sarandon. She’s 80, but she’s still relevant. I’m just kidding they have no idea who she is. 60 years ago she had so-so boobs. I guess. That’s pretty much her resume. She made some movies which means she spent a lot of times under desks. Oy vey!
Moslem terrorists are victimizing (and torturing and murdering) innocent Christians and other people all around the world, and these idiots want to ‘identify’ with the Moslems. There are thousands of murdered and beseiged Christians right now in Syria, Iraq, and other places that these idiots could ‘identify” with, plus of course the Jews and Christians of Israel.....instead, these idiots want to “identify” with the perpetrators and/or their coreligionists?
Basic sanity seems to have gone very far out of style...very far out of style....
How can so many people be so stupid.
So, the Left is, now, anti-gay and for treating girls/women as second class citizens.
So when they decide to quit being Muslim, they are fair game for execution for leaving the faith and becoming infidels right?
That guy in the forefront of the third photo looks like he’s thinking:
“I can’t BELIEVE these idiots fell for it!”
or
“Have pilot license, will crash.”
Brain dead drones - that one old hag’s teeth are so yellow her tonsils need sunglasses.
I grew up there and finally moved out 6 years ago. I couldn’t stand it anymore. People think Berkeley California is left? Try New York city. The wackos there make Berkeley look conservative by comparison. The NYC city council for example a few years ago had an “Ethel Rosenberg day” celebrating her for “her bravery”.
Over a thousand people from various faiths declared ‘I am a Nazi too’ as they assembled at the iconic Times Square in New York to express solidarity with the National Socialist community and protest against US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
Really, the ignorance and stupidity of the leftist
is just unbelievable.
“...The worst picture of Chelsea that you will ever see...”
Ha. That’s one UGLY mug right there, and it needs a full length burka for sure.
That’s a face that only Web Hubbell would be proud of....LMAO.
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