Protester at NYC 'Emergency Protest for Gaza' Holds Placard Saying 'Bring Back October 7'; MAS Youth Center Director Mohammed Badawi: Fighting Oppression by Any Means Necessary Is a Duty; Participants
The event was advertised on the social media accounts of the MAS Youth Center. Within Our Lifetime activist and MAS Staten Island staff member Abdullah Akl led several chants at the rally and introduced Sheikh Badawi. Another speaker at the protest, Within Our Lifetime activist Fatima Mohammed, delivered a commencement speech at CUNY School of Law. One of the participants at the rally was wrapped in the flag of the U.S.-designated terrorist organization, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).
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