Local Black Muslims are forming a national group to tackle longstanding issues in the community, including asking the president to change his policy on Israel and Gaza
Salima Suswell, founder and CEO of the Black Muslim Leadership Council, hosts a gathering of members of the Muslim community of Philadelphia in the Mayor's Reception Room at City Hall on Friday, March 8, 2024. The newly formed organization hopes to get heard by President Joe Biden.
“I think it’s too early to go as far as saying, ‘We abandon .’ The way democracy works is through conversation.She told me that when it comes to Muslim Americans and people suffering in Gaza and in Israel, “there is still time for the president” to do the right thing. I stopped by City Hall for the official launch of the Black Muslim Leadership Council on Friday. As folks streamed into the Mayor’s Reception Room, it felt a bit like a family reunion as people hugged and greeted each other, calling out, “ in the crowd. Each of them is Muslim. When it was time to get started, they gathered behind Suswell as she made her remarks.
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