Re: NJ Mayor: City of Paterson is the Capital of Palestine in the U.S.

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?)

 

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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repealed!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.
--
Rhino