What do New Yorkers think of Muslims?

New Yorkers don’t specifically think about Muslims very often, if ever. We don’t normally know nor think about the fact that someone is Muslim unless they’re dressed ethnically, they’re praying, or they tell us. read more

Sarsour, in common with many Muslims born in America rather than coming in as immigrants, has reacted to the issue by standing up for Park51. "There are enough second and third generation Muslims here in New York who were born here and think: they are just not going to put up with this crap," said Peter Awn of Columbia University, an expert on New York's Muslim community. read more