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Russell Simmons Invites New Yorkers Of All Backgrounds To Stand In Solidarity With American Muslims

Russell Simmons Invites New Yorkers Of All Backgrounds To Stand In Solidarity With American Muslims

by The Daily Eye Team February 22 2017, 2:59 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 39 secs

New Yorkers of all faiths and ethnic backgrounds are being asked to gather on Sunday, February 19th, from 12:00 to 4:00 pm in New York’s Times Square, (at the corner of 48th Street & Broadway, Manhattan) and join hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons and prominent religious leaders to declare their solidarity with American Muslims who have recently been impacted by discriminatory rhetoric and a travel ban by the Trump Administration. The rally is being sponsored by leading pioneers in the field of Muslim-interfaith relations. Simmons will be joined by Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU), and Imam Shamsi Ali of the Jamaica Muslim Center, who served as Grand Marshall of New York City’s Muslim Day Parade last fall.

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