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Subject: Re: NJ Mayor: City of Paterson is the Capital of Palestine in the
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Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:23:17 -0400
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On 2025-03-10 2:12 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
> 
>> It's about time. It's shameful how long it's taken for our cities to join the
>> worldwide caliphate. How can we be so bigoted?
> 
>> (How long before these Palestinians start calling American citizens
>> 'colonizers' and demanding a two-state solution in New Jersey?)
> 
>> ----------------------------
> 
>> https://vinnews.com/2025/03/09/nj-mayor-paterson-is-the-capital-of-palestine-in-the-united-states-of-america/
> 
>> NEW JERSEY  Paterson, New Jersey, is undergoing a rapid transformation, with
>> local leaders emphasizing Islamic identity and Palestinian nationalism,
>> sparking concerns among critics about the city’s shift away from its
>> historical roots.
> 
>> The recent Hilal Lighting Ceremony, a city-endorsed event marking Ramadan, is
>> seen as more than a religious celebration, but a political rally for
>> Palestinian nationalism. The ceremony took place in "Little Palestine", an
>> area of the city now officially renamed Palestine Way in 2022.
> 
>> Paterson, home to a growing Palestinian population, has seen its streets lined
>> with Palestinian flags and Arabic signage. This cultural shift, led by Muslim
>> elected officials, has led some to question if the city is evolving into an
>> Islamic stronghold.
> 
>> Muslim politicians, including Mayor Andre Sayegh, Councilmen Shahin Khalique,
>> MD Forid Uddin, and Ibrahim Omar, as well as Deputy Mayor Raed Odeah, are at
>> the forefront of this shift. The officials have championed policies catering
>> to Islamic interests, such as halal food in public schools, school closures
>> for Eid, and the broadcasting of the Adhan (Islamic call to prayer).
> 
> I completely missed this news that the Establishment Clause had been
> repealed!
> 
> Isn't the first one of those before dawn?
> 

I believe the times shift from day to day. An acquaintance who had just 
returned from Saudi Arabia once gave me an English-language newspaper 
from there and I remember that the prayer times were published in the 
paper, as in May 27 [or whatever] Prayer Times: [names of prayers: time 
of prayers that day]

I know from personal experience that it can be earlier than you'd like. 
Back around 1980 I was on a paint crew at my student residence and was 
working in a hallway close to students' rooms. It was fairly early (for 
me) on a summer day so maybe 8:30 AM and I heard a goddawful 
caterwauling coming from one of the rooms. I thought someone who was 
completely tone deaf was trying to sing along to some foreign music he 
was hearing over headphones but a neighbour of this student explained 
that Abdullah (or Achmed or Mohammed, I really don't remember) was a 
Muslim doing one of the daily prayers. That was my first direct 
encounter with that.

I would strenuously object to anyone doing the call to prayer in my town 
simply because it is an unnecessary disturbance on the prevailing peace 
and quiet.


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Rhino