Muslims to NYPD: ‘Respect us, we will respect you’

It was the first organized opposition to the NYPD’s intelligence tactics since an AP investigation revealed widespread spying programs that documented every aspect of Muslim life in New York. Police infiltrated mosques and student groups. Plainclothes officers catalogued Middle Eastern restaurants and their clientele. Analysts built databases on Arab cab drivers and monitored Muslims who changed their names. More here.