Civil Liberties: Ten Years After 9/11

NYCLU Suffolk County Chapter Director Amol Sinha

The Nassau County and Suffolk County chapters participated in a well-attended event on Thursday, Sept. 8 at Touro Law School that honored those who died on 9/11 and assessed the impact of the terrorist attacks on civil liberties over the past decade.

Sharing stories were six speakers, including Suffolk Chapter Director Amol Sinha; Habeeb Ahmed of the Islamic Center of Long Island; Bob Nuxoll of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, Long Island Chapter; Arshad Majid, civil rights attorney and adjunct professor at Touro Law; and Nancy Dwyer of Pax Christi Long Island.

Arshad Majid, civil rights attorney.

Professor Eileen Kaufman of Touro Law School was the keynote speaker.

She compared the post-9/11 detention of Muslims to the Japanese detention camps in the first half of the 20th century and shared a chilling video with the audience.

Professor Kaufman ended the event with a robust and informative question and answer session.

The event was sponsored by the Long Island Neighbors for American Values, a coalition of dozens of community groups across Long Island dedicated to promoting religious freedom and truth and tolerance for the Muslim-American community.
 

Professor Kaufman delivering the keynote address.

Habeeb Ahmed of the Islamic Center of Long Island.