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Washington Post Local Petula Dvorak: Hassan Aden was treated shamefully.
Perspective | A retired police chief is detained at JFK for one reason: His name is Hassan
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Hassan Aden, 52, was held for 90 minutes by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers when he landed. He believes it was because his name sounds Muslim.
108 months ago
NBC News The new agreement gives additional powers to a civilian representative who would ensure safeguards are followed for NYPD investigations.
New York reaches revised settlement for post-9/11 Muslim surveillance lawsuits
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Lead plaintiff Imam Hamid Hassan Raza said the changes are important progress for Muslim New Yorkers.
108 months ago
The Wall Street Journal New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan won her state’s U.S. Senate seat, defeating Republican incumbent Kelly Ayotte in one of the most expensive races this year.
Maggie Hassan Wins New Hampshire Senate Race
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Ms. Hassan had 48.0% of the vote, compared with 47.9% for Ms. Ayotte—a difference of just 716 votes with all precincts reporting—when Ms. Ayotte conceded Wednesday.
112 months ago
Newsweek Hassan's story offers a glimpse into the lives of dozens of men who say they’ve been accidentally ensnared in the war against Al-Qaeda.
115 months ago
Rep. Frank Guinta Governor Maggie Hassan seems to have joined Republicans in defying #Obama administration policy but has not gone as far in the interests of Granite Staters. See more in VICE News.
Frank Guinta calls on Hassan to "explicitly" state she will not accept Syrian refugees | VICE
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In an email Tuesday, Hassan's office said the federal government "has exclusive legal authority for resettling refugees," and that the governor "cannot block resettlement."
124 months ago
NPR Celebrate Dia de La Raza with a Brownout posse remake of Kid Frost's Latin hip-hop classic that also features Mellow Man Ace, The Real Niña Dioz, Das Racist's Kool A.D. and others.
125 months ago
Newsweek Like the two Guantanamo detainees transferred out of the facility this week, Emad Hassan believes he never should have been imprisoned in the first place. Read his story:
How a Botched Translation Landed Emad Hassan in Gitmo
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Hassan's story offers a glimpse into the lives of dozens of men who say they’ve been accidentally ensnared in the war against Al-Qaeda.
126 months ago
Newsweek As more and more detainees are transferred out of Guantanamo Bay (two have been repatriated In the last week alone), read the story of Emad Hassan, who spent 13 years a the prison facility due to a botched translation.
How a Botched Translation Landed Emad Hassan in Gitmo
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Hassan's story offers a glimpse into the lives of dozens of men who say they’ve been accidentally ensnared in the war against Al-Qaeda.
126 months ago
io9 On the latest episode of Dark Matter, we dig into who the crew of the Raza really are.
Dark Matter Wonders How Much An Unremembered Past Really Matters
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With the second episode, Dark Matter does two things: finishes up the story of the miners and asks a lot of questions about who the crew of the Raza are. The second part is much more interesting than the first.
129 months ago
The National Council of La Raza, the largest Latino advocacy organization, is changing its name to UnidosUS.
The name change comes after years of the organization defending itself against right wing groups that applied a literal translation to “la Read more ... raza” as “the race” and said the advocacy group for Latinos was pushing a racist agenda.
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