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• Political, Sociological, and Legal Barriers to Confronting Domestic Terrorism

  By jafeef on October 8, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  We’ve waged a “global” war on terror after 9/11. When will we address the terrorism that has been in plain sight for centuries at home?

• House Hearing on White Supremacy Infiltrating Police Departments: 9/29/2020

  By jafeef on September 29, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  What a shame the FBI didn’t testify at the House hearing on white supremacy infiltration efforts into police departments. And the pathetic pandering of Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) at the hearing was downright offensive.

• Kane County State’s Attorney Race 2019-2020

  By jafeef on September 29, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Junaid “J” M. Afeef ran for Kane County State’s Attorney in the Democratic Primary in March 2020. He was widely endorsed by progressives, e

• El-Shabazz’ 95th Birthday: Happy Birthday Brother

  By jafeef on May 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Today would have been El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz’ 95th birthday. I’ve been told by friends and mentors that I can’t have him as a hero if I want to be involved in politics. Dr. King – good. El-Sabazz – bad. El-Hajj… Read More ›

• My work at Targeted Violence Prevention Program

  By jafeef on February 14, 2020 • ( 1 )

  I created the Targeted Violence Prevention Program because I knew that using sting operations against individuals often leads to individuals with a variety of cognitive or behavioral problems being lured into criminal conduct. The luring is done by unscrupulous predators… Read More ›

• New threats, same threats

  By jafeef on September 10, 2019 • ( 0 )

  As we come to another anniversary of the horrific and barbaric attacks against innocent people on September 11, 2001 I urge us all to remember that the threats we faced before 9/11, on 9/11, and since that fateful day are… Read More ›

• LGBTQ History in Illinois’ Public Schools

  By jafeef on March 17, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Teaching Tolerance is Good Requiring K-12 history textbooks to include LGBTQ figures (click here to reach about the Illinois bill) is the right thing to do. This allows our children to see LGBTQ people as part of the community and… Read More ›

• Silence is Betrayal

  By jafeef on March 17, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Around the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday people are eager to share a meme, a story, or a MLK quote to show their support for the work, values, and vision of Dr. King. One that comes to mind in… Read More ›

• Noor Salman, Domestic Violence, & Criminal Liability?

  By jafeef on March 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Noor Salman, the wife of mass murderer/terrorist Omar Mateen (the man who killed 49 people and injured many others at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, FL in 2016) is being prosecuted for providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization ,… Read More ›

• Islamophobia Pretending to be Policy

  By jafeef on February 9, 2018 • ( 0 )

  There are some things that should never make it into even a rough first draft of a kid’s grammar school essay let alone a policy document from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This is from the Washington Post: A… Read More ›