Posted on 11/06/2007 5:07:26 PM PST by KayEyeDoubleDee
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Hillary's Mystery Woman: Who is Huma?
Senator Clinton's closest aide, Ms. Abedin never sweats; Oscar de la Renta wants to dress her
by Spencer Morgan
Published: April 1, 2007
observer.com
"It was like 110 degrees outside," recalled the source, a political aide who asked to remain anonymous. "We were all just pouring down with sweat. But I have this distinct memory of Huma traipsing in in this blue pantsuit—it was like this wool pantsuit—not a bead of sweat on her brow, not a hair out of place, with everything perfectly organized in her Yves Saint Laurent handbag."
...The back story, as it were, begins 32 years ago in Kalamazoo, Mich., where Ms. Abedin, who declined to participate in this article, lived until the age of 2. Her family then relocated to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where she lived until returning to the States for college. She attended George Washington University. Her father, who died when she was 17, was an Islamic and Middle Eastern scholar of Indian decent. He founded his own institute devoted to Western-Eastern and interfaith understanding and reconciliation and published a journal focusing on Muslim minorities living in the diaspora. Her mother, a renowned professor in Saudi Arabia, is Pakistani.
Ms. Abedin recently bought an apartment in the vicinity of 12th and U streets in Washington, D.C. ...
Ms. Abedin began working for Mrs. Clinton as an intern for the then First Lady in 1996. She was hired as a staff assistant to the First Lady's chief of staff, Maggie Williams. For several years, she was the backup to Mrs. Clinton's permanent personal aide, Allison Stein, and she officially took over as Mrs. Clinton's aide and advisor around the time of the 2000 Senate race.
Her Presidential campaign title is "traveling chief of staff"...
According to a friend, her favorite designers are Mr. de la Renta, Catherine Malandrino, Charles Nolan and Prada. "And she has a weakness for Marc Jacobs bags," said the friend. "She is known for her bags."
Robert Barnett, the Clintons' longtime attorney, said that in 11 years of knowing her, he has never seen her wear the same outfit twice...
Huma Abedin's father died, about 15 years ago, when Huma Abedin was 17.
Huma Abedin's mother seems to be referred to, variously, as "Saleha Abedin", "Saleha Mahmood Abedin", "Saleha S. Mahmood Abedin", and "Saleha S. Mahmood".
She is believed to be employed as a Sociology Professor at Dar Al-Hekma Women's College, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and it appears that she now holds the position of the Director of the Institute for Muslim Minority Affairs, which was founded by her late husband:
Dar Al-Hekma College
College Administration
dah.edu.saVice Dean Of Institutional advancement
Saleha Mahmood Abedin, Ph.D..
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 1977.Director of General Education
Saleha Abedin, Ph.D.
Ph.D., in Sociology and Demography, University of Pennsylvania , U.S.A. , 1977
Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs
JMMA Editorial Board
EDITOR, Saleha S. Mahmood
imma.org.uk
Dr. Saleha Mahmood Abedin (Pakistan)
Sociologist, Muslim Scholar
Director of Institute for Muslim Minority Affairs, London
amritavarsham.org
Peace Councilors
Dr. Saleha S. Mahmood Abedin
Director, Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs (London). Editor, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs (Oxford). Professor of Sociology, Director of General Education and Founder, Dar Al-Hekma College (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia). Chairperson, International Islamic Committee for Woman and Child (Amman, Jordan).
peacecouncil.org
Seeds Of Spirituality
Our Background
Dr. Saleha Mahood Abedin
Co-Chair Pakistan, Global Peace Initiative of Women
sos-sds.org
Here are Huma Abedin's known salary figures, as a "Senior Adviser" to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY:
Huma M. Abedin, Salary History
Office Start date End date Position Amount Notes Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (D-New York) 10/01/06 03/31/07 Senior Adviser $9,999.96 Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (D-New York) 04/01/06 09/30/06 Senior Adviser $9,999.96 Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (D-New York) 10/01/05 03/31/06 Senior Adviser $9,999.96 Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (D-New York) 04/01/05 09/30/05 Senior Adviser $17,999.96 Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (D-New York) 10/01/04 03/31/05 Senior Adviser $9,083.33 Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (D-New York) 04/01/04 09/30/04 Staff Assistant $12,000.00 Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (D-New York) 10/01/03 03/31/04 Staff Assistant $9,000.00
Now let's start with that "apartment in the vicinity of 12th and U streets in Washington, D.C".
The most money Huma Abedin ever earned, as a Senate staffer, within a single one year time span, was from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006:
Let's see what kind of a 30-year mortgage that salary would qualify her for:04/01/05 to 09/30/05: $17,999.96 10/01/05 to 03/31/06: $9,999.96 TOTAL: $27,999.92
GMAC Mortgage Qualifier CalculatorSo it appears that Huma Abedin ought to be eligible for a mortgage loan in the general range of $50,000 to $85,000.
Cash on hand: $10,000
Interest rate: 6.250%
Term: 30 Years
Property tax: 1.00%
Home insurance: 0.50%
gmacmortgage.comMonthly car payment(s): $300
Credit card payment(s): $100
Other loan payment(s): $0
Other closing costs: $800
An annual income of $28,000 may qualify you for $54,828 loan.Monthly car payment(s): $0
Credit card payment(s): $0
Other loan payment(s): $0
Other closing costs: $0
An annual income of $28,000 may qualify you for $82,049 loan.
Now let's see if we can find that apartment in the vicinity of 12th & U Streets.
Note that that intersection is also known as "1200 U Street NW", zip code 20009:
Mapquest
1200 U Street NW, 20009
mapquest.com
The District of Columbia classifies property according to "Square", "Suffix", and "Lot":
District of Columbia: Real Property Assessment Search
Search Real Property Assessment Database
Assessment Roll Search as of 11/04/2007
https://www.taxpayerservicecenter.com/RP_Search.jsp?search_type=Assessment
District of Columbia: Real Property Sales Search
Search Real Property Sales Database
Only sales after January 4, 1999 are available on this site.
https://www.taxpayerservicecenter.com/RP_Search.jsp?search_type=Sales
Just from playing around with some addresses, I guessed that these were roughly the placements of the Squares:
It turns out that Huma Abedin's apartment is on page two of the Square 0273 listings, specifically Square 0273, Lot 2128:
Square 0273, Lot 2128
Owner Name: HUMA ABEDIN
Sale Price: $649,000
Sale Date: 09/18/2006
Taxable Assessment: $515,900
https://www.taxpayerservicecenter.com/RP_Search.jsp?search_type=Assessment
Finally, let's look at some prices for the designer clothes which Huma Abedin wears and the designer handbags which she carries:
Yves Saint Laurent handbag
Saks Fifth Avenue: $1395.00 to $2495.00
Bergdorf Goodman: $1195.00 to $26,995.00
Nieman Marcus: $1,295.00 to $26,995.00
Oscar de la Renta
Saks Fifth Avenue: $40.00 to $285.00
Bergdorf Goodman: Oscar de la Renta Resort Collection, $250.00 to $5990.00
Bergdorf Goodman: Oscar de la Renta Fall Collection, $190.00 to $4990.00
Nieman Marcus: $120.00 to $4,990.00
Catherine Malandrino
Saks Fifth Avenue: $206.90 [sale, reg $345.00] to $837.00 [sale, reg $1395.00]
Bergdorf Goodman: $325.00 to $995.00
Nieman Marcus: $325.00 to $995.00
Charles Nolan
Saks Fifth Avenue: $70.90 [sale, reg $178.00] to $478.80 [sale, reg $798.00]
Bergdorf Goodman: DOES NOT CARRY Charles Nolan
Nieman Marcus: DOES NOT CARRY Charles Nolan
Prada
Saks Fifth Avenue: Prada Collection
Bergdorf Goodman: Found 225 Items
Nieman Marcus: Prada Collection
Marc Jacobs bag
Saks Fifth Avenue: $895.00 to $2,950.00
Bergdorf Goodman: $695.00 to $1750.00
Nieman Marcus: $695.00 to $1750.00
It is the Islamist part that bothers me. Here in NY, I know many women from Muslim countries, none are Islamists, and none wear the veil.
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An understatement to say, 'great work'! And great link to share here.
Still leaves the question of someone making $15K per year buying a $600K home.
D.C. Home Sales
Washington Post, The (DC)
December 28, 2006
24TH ST., XXX, No. XXX — Huma and Saleha Abedin to Ivan, Jennifer and Joyce Goldstein, $349,900.
HOME SALES: District of Columbia
Washington Post
September 3, 1998
24TH ST., XXX #XXX-Bode and Ekunremi Olajumoke to Saleha and Huma Abedin, $80,000.
WOW! Excellent work!
Placemarker for later reading.
That’s worthwhile .. good hunting.
1) Do you know the DC real estate market? Is it realistic for a property to have increased by a factor ofin a mere 8 years, at the height [or depths] of the worst real estate market in decades?349.9 / 80 = 4.37375 2) Is the Washington Post database online, or is it subscriber-only?
3) Do you know the Goldsteins? There are multiple hits for Jennifer and Joyce Goldsteins in the Opensecrets database [most to Democrats, with the exception of a Jennifer Goldstein in NY, NY], and there is a Jennifer Goldstein who works as a staffer in Dan Lungren's office [R-CA].
Actually, if it were the Jennifer Goldstein of Lungren's office, then it would make sense that her parents had to co-sign the loan, because she earns about as much money as Huma Abedin.
4) For more than three months, from September 18, 2006, to December 28, 2006, Huma Abedin was responsible for not one, but TWO different properties, both beyond her apparent financial means. Is this not highly unusual? Is there any legitimate loan officer who would approve a mortgage to a girl who was carrying those kinds of liabilities?
Who knows... but it sure could be!
And where is the outrage? Has the MSM lost it's great concern for campaigns, finance and fat cat money? Or didn't they ever care beyond creating an advantage for dems?
Hillary's money. Move-On's wallowing in multi-millionaire cash - and we hear crickets form the formally "oh so concerned".
Where's the New York Times? Does the Washington Post only care if it's a Republican?
Will Tim Russert - the last liberal journalist with a pair, continue to have principle beyond whose ox is being gored? Maybe.
“with her street address blackened out:”
Good man. (Of course, it could still found pretty easy, but it’s the right way to do things.)
In my experience you couldn’t even by a decent dog house in a livable part of DC for $80,000 10 or 15 years ago.
FR bookmark
The info is from the Wapo archives. I’m not sure if it’s available online.
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veromi.com
ABEDIN, HUMA MAHMOOD (Age 32)
Available(3) Available WASHINGTON, DC
PINE BROOK, NJ Possible Relatives:
ABEDIN, SALEHA M
ABEDIN, HASSAN (Age 38)
ABEDIN, HEBA MAHMOOD
Possible Roommates / Associates:
KHALID, SUMAIRA (Age 33)
SYED, KHALID I (Age 65)
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http://www.imma.org.uk/editorialboard.htm
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/boards/c-boards/jmm-edb.html
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief:
Saleha S. Mahmood - Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs
Associate Editors:
S. Hassan Abedin - OCIS, Oxford University, UK
M. Hakan Yavuz - University of Utah, USA
Assistant Editors:
Huma Abedin
Heba A. Khalid
...
Muslim groups want motherhood stressed -
Criticize `selfish’ U.N. platform
The Washington Times
August 19, 1995
Author: George Archibald; THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Muslim groups from 55 countries yesterday announced a major lobbying campaign to get a proposed U.N. women’s platform rewritten in Beijing to uphold the role of mothers and not perpetuate “gender” wars.
Their effort could block adoption of a final document at the Fourth World Conference on Women Sept. 4-15 because U.N. rules require a consensus among all attending nations.
As written, a 121-page draft U.N. platform calling on governments throughout the world to give women statistical equality with men in the workplace and government appears to carry a “hidden agenda” that is anti-male and biased against strengthening traditional families, said Saleha S. Mahmood, director of the London-based Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs, at a news conference at the National Press Club.
Mrs. Mahmood, also representing the Muslim World League based in Saudi Arabia and the Muslim NGO Caucus, said the groups are asking delegations from Islamic countries to insist on platform language that “celebrates” women’s roles as mothers in the context of their own religious and cultural values.
She said the platform places more value on a woman’s workplace roles than on raising children, which will worsen problems of youth crime and violence.
“It [the platform] recommends `responsible’ sexuality but does not mention marriage, which is the only known means of ensuring it; it demands more opportunities and services for single mothers and female heads of households, but does not seek measures that would keep the fathers home and the family together,” Mrs. Mahmood said.
She termed the platform “selfish and self-centered,” saying it was crafted by a “minority of women” in feminist groups who have garnered control of government and U.N. women’s programs.
Women representing pro-family and pro-motherhood positions were excluded from most delegations, except those of the Vatican and Muslim countries, she said. “They have no voices.”
Anisa Abd El-Fattah, head of the Washington-based National Association of Muslim Women, said families in the United States and other countries would suffer economically from the platform’s current focus designed to “free women from any religious or cultural barrier or ideology that restricts their availability for the workplace.”
“Why would women be targeted for increase into the work force?” she asked. “Women usually get menial jobs and are willing to accept small salaries.” By bringing as many women as men into the job market, “men will have to adjust their salary demands” downward, she said.
The U.N. platform, set to be finished in Beijing and adopted by delegations from more than 170 countries, has been drafted in a series of meetings over the past six months.
Objection from just one delegation requires platform language to be bracketed as in dispute and not binding in the final document.
The Muslim effort was supported yesterday by Concerned Women for America, a conservative Christian group. Laurel Heiskell, the CWA’s legislative coordinator, said the group had initial problems getting U.N. accreditation to attend the conference but had no trouble obtaining Chinese visas.
David Johnson, the State Department’s deputy press spokesman, said yesterday that most Americans planning to attend the Beijing conference have not yet received visas. He said the U.S. government is pressing China to honor its commitment to speed up the process.
The Clinton administration, which has announced a 46-member delegation for the Beijing conference, supports the current focus of the women’s platform and is assembling its own list of “commitments” to implement hundreds of provisions calling for affirmative action and employment quotas for women.
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Heba Abedin
Homemaker
N/A
Updated
Q2/2007
Christopher Dodd
$2,300
2008
...
Pinebrook NJ
http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/neighbors.php?type=name&lname=Abedin&fname=Heba&search=Search
Sohail Khalid
Representative
APPA
Updated
Q2/2007
Christopher Dodd
$2,300
2008
dem Heba Abedin
Homemaker
N/A
Updated
Q2/2007
Christopher Dodd
$2,300
2008
http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com//neighbors.php?search=1&type=loc&addr=158+Konner+Ave&zip=07058
(sorry for the links)
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