USA Today By Greg Toppo   More than 1,000 people filled New York’s Times Square on Sunday, waving American flags and holding signs saying “No Muslim Ban.” The “I Am A Muslim Too” rally, designed to support Muslim Americans and protest President Trump’s immigration policies, was organized by several groups, including the non-profit organization Foundation […]

The Hill By Jennifer Calfas Chelsea Clinton attended an anti-Trump rally in New York City on Sunday to show solidarity with the Muslim community. Clinton, the daughter of President Trump’s Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, attended the rally in Times Square in New York City. She wrote on Twitter that the event was the first […]

Rolling Stone By Daniel Kreps “We are here unified because of Donald Trump. We want to thank him for bringing us together,” Def Jam mogul says Russell Simmons helped lead a gathering of thousands Sunday in New York at the “I Am a Muslim Too” Rally, which declared solidarity with those targeted by Donald Turmp’s “Muslim […]

Refinery 29 By Amelia Edelman Gotta love parenting via peaceful protest — it is, by necessity, the 2017 way. And even our favorite mom/activist/once and forever First Daughter is joining in. Chelsea Clinton was a proud participant in today’s #IAmAMuslimToo protest, and she brought her daughter along. Clinton tweeted that it was the first time 2-year-old Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky […]

People Magazine By Stephanie Petit Among the protesters filling Time Square in New York City for the “Today, I Am a Muslim Too” event on Sunday was a first-time protester: Chelsea Clinton’s 2-year-old daughter, Charlotte. The former First Daughter and only child of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton took to Twitter to post a photo of the scene and share […]

NPR By Kat Chow At a rally in New York City’s Times Square on Sunday, protesters filled three city blocks to express solidarity with Muslims. The crowd gathered to speak out against President Trump’s executive order — now on hold after a unanimous federal appeals court decision — banning immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Organized by […]

Newsday By Alison Fox and Maria Alvarez About 1,000 protesters descended Sunday on Times Square in a show of unity against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, including a ban on travelers and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. Under sunny and warm skies, the “Today, I Am A Muslim Too” rally took over Times Square, known […]

NBC New York More than a thousand people rallied in support of American Muslims in Times Square on Sunday afternoon, with pumping fists and chants of “We are One” resonating through the so-called Crossroads of the World. The “I Am a Muslim Too” march was co-organized by the Foundation For Ethnic Understanding and the Nusantara […]

Fox News Politics By Cody Derespina The Muslim call to prayer rang out through Times Square in New York City on Sunday afternoon as a large, mixed-faith crowd of merchandise hawkers, social activists, organizers, curious tourists – and genuine protesters – declared their allegiance with Islam. “I am a Muslim, too!” the group chanted several […]

CNN By Eliott C. McLaughlin February 19, 2017 Jason: This should Thumbnail of video in link New Yorkers by the thousand, representing myriad backgrounds and faiths, converged on Times Square on Sunday, heeding a music mogul’s calls to let Muslims know their fellow Americans stood by them. The demonstrators — many of them hoisting placards […]

CBS New York February 19, 2017 A crowd flooded Times Square Sunday to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, claiming they target Muslims. The order, which was placed on hold earlier this month by a federal judge, banned travel from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. It also banned all refugees from across […]

Bustle By Brandi Neal Thousands of people gathered in New York City’s Times Square Feb. 19 for a rally organized by Def Jam Recordings co-founder Russell Simmons to support those affected by President Trump’s Muslim travel ban. The Today I am Muslim, Too rally united people in solidarity against Trump’s executive order barring travelers from seven Muslim-majority […]