In New York, Investigating Crimes Before They Happen
Imagine you’re an American Muslim, sitting in a café with a cup of coffee, chatting with your friend about the Koran. Beside you, a man is furtively scribbling in his notebook. He could be a “raker,” the unofficial name given to the plainclothes New York police officers tasked with trolling Muslim hotspots to find the next potential terrorist. The NYPD’s tactics are not unlike the FBI’s, with one crucial difference: the New York Police Department has very little oversight. Read official police reports that profile American Muslims.
Matt Apuzzo, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Associated Press |
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Matchmaker, MatchmakerThese days, couples find love in any number of ways, from the bar to the Web. But ever since Isaac and Rebecca, many Jewish couples have found each other through a matchmaker. Rabbi YY Rubenstein, an Orthodox Jewish rabbi who has matched 55 couples, explains why it’s a tradition that’s still going strong.
Rabbi YY Rubinstein, author, broadcast, and sometime matchmaker |
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