Muhammed Malik

Muhammed Malik

Template:TOCnestleft Muhammed Malik is married to Samia Taoulost-Malik. Muhammed Malik is an early 30s, Kashmiri-American human rights advocate, social commentator, and nonprofit consultant who was born and raised in Miami, FL. A former executive director of Council on American-Islamic Relations (South Florida), Muhammed also worked at the ACLU Florida, coordinating its work through the Racial Justice and Voting Rights Projects.

Muhammed is a founding partner of the Black Mangrove Collective, co-producer of Miami’s acclaimed “Let’s Talk About It” weekly radio show (880 AM), and serves as a board member of South Florida Interfaith Workers Justice, No More Tears, and the City of North Miami Beach’s Multicultural Affairs Commission. He speaks regularly at universities, places of worship, and conferences, and he’s been featured by various media outlets including Al Jazeera, CNN, NPR, Democracy Now, The Miami Herald, and The Sun Sentinel.

Support of Professor George Ciccariello-Maher

Open Statement of Solidarity in Support of Professor George Ciccariello-Maher was a statement dated June 16, 2017 signed by academics in support of controversial comments made by George Ciccariello-Maher.

Signatories included Muhammed Malik.

Occupy Miami

A seasoned anti-war activist, Muhammed Malik, 29, is one of Occupy Miami’s main hustlers, helping in various ways to coordinate its imminent occupation.

In the FR posting of Nov. 24, 2011, "Occupy Miami boss led ' Nuke Israel' rally", by "Impala64ssa", and "Patriot update", the following information was provided about Muhammed Malik.

"The recent executive director of the controversial Council on American-Islamic Relations' South Florida chapter is a founder and spokesman of Occupy Miami, WND has learned (World Net Daily)."

"Muhammed Malik currently is an activist with several other Islamic groups."

" He had led hate-filled anti-Israel protests in which participants were filmed wearing Hamas paraphernalia while chanting "Nuke Israel" and "Go back to the oven" - a reference to Jews being killed in the Holocaust."

"Malik has been widely quoted in the Florida news media in recent weeks speaking for Occupy Miami."

CAIR

In March 2010, Malik organized a CAIR dinner in Miami. The keynote speaker was Siraj Wahhaj, who was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Wahhaj has also defended the convicted WTC bomb plotters and has urged the Islamic takeover of America.

Malik departed CAIR several months ago. He previously worked for ACLU Florida, coordinating its Racial Justice and Voting Rights Projects.

He did not return email and phone requests for comment.

Nezar Hamze, the current director of CAIR-South Florida, told WND yesterday that Malik departed his Islamic group under friendly terms.

“He left several months ago, maybe almost a year ago,” said Hamze. “He got a better position, I think, at the ACLU,” he said.

Malik has served as coordinator of several other Islamic groups, such as the South Florida Palestine Solidarity Network, through which he has organized hate-filled protests; the American Muslims for Emergency Relief; and Students for Justice in Palestine.

Move to Amend South! Regional Convergence

Friday, December 14, 2012, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Gainesville , FL;

Move to Amend is holding seven regional gatherings across the United States in 2012. These events will bring you together with Move to Amend activists and supporters from throughout your region of the country. Let’s amplify and multiply the power of all that great local organizing by building deeper organizational connections.

Session 1: Friday, December 14, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Laying the Foundation)

The State of the Global & US Democracy Movement

• Pam McMichael serves as Director of the Highlander Research and Education Center.
• Jamaal Rose is a recent graduate of Florida A&M University, where he was a student leader and activist. He was a member of the Florida A&M mock trial debate team and served as statewide Coordinator of Black Youth Vote, helping to mobilize and engage young voters across the state of Florida.
• Muhammed Malik sits on the Green Party USA's International Affairs Committee.
• George Friday is the National Field Organizer for the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and Coordinator for the Independent Progressive Politics Network. George co-chairs the Green Party US Black and Women’s caucuses and the North Carolina Green Party. She has served on several boards and Steering Committees including the Institute for Southern Studies, FairVote, the Grassroots Policy Project, American Friends Service Committee, United for Peace and Justice, the US Social Forum National Planning Committee, and Move to Amend.
• Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap (moderator)

National Briefing on Ferguson and the Palestine Solidarity Movement

On October 8 2014? the US Campaign hosted a briefing to talk about challenging racism from Palestine to Ferguson.

Speakers:

• Ferguson native, hip-hop artist, and Organization for Black Struggle organizer Tef Poe
• Millennial Activists United organizer Larry Fellows III
• St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee and US Campaign Steering Committee member Sandra Tamari
• Muslims for Ferguson organizer Muhammed Malik
• African Americans for Justice in the Middle East & North Africa member and US Campaign Steering Committee Co-Chair Felicia Eaves

Malcolm X panel

February 21, 2015, marked 50 years since the assassination of Malcolm X. The St. Louis Branch for the Socialist Alternative and Muslims for Ferguson have organized a panel discussion featuring scholars and activists who will share some insight into the intersections between Malcolm’s intellectual thought and activism and the Black Lives Matter movement.

The panel featured:

• Dr. Stefan Bradley is currently director of the African American Studies Program and an associate professor in the Department of History and at Saint Louis University. Bradley received his Ph.D. in 20th Century US History with an Emphasis on the Black Experience from the University of Missouri-Columbia; an M.A. in the same from Washington State University; and, a B.A. in History from Gonzaga University.
• Muhammed Malik is a movement leader originally from Miami, Florida. Co-Founder of “Muslims for Ferguson,” he has worked within various movements, for over 10 years, organizing for racial and economic justice.
• Ashton Rome is an organizer with the Socialist Alternative branch in St. Louis. He has been actively involved in the #BlackLivesMatter movement and is organizing for the liberation of all people!
• Dr. Sarah A. Lacy will serve as a moderator. She is an assistant professor of biological anthropology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Though her research interests are in the origins of health inequality, she is personally committed to reshaping the political landscape of the St Louis region through social and economic justice.

The panel was convened on Saturday, February 21st at Blank Space (2847 Cherokee St).

"Justice for Reefa"

In December 2013, four months after 18-year-old street artist Israel "Reefa" Hernandez died after being tasered by Miami Beach police officer Jorge Mercado, friends and family in the Justice for Reefa Coalition used last week's series of art fairs to raise awareness for what they believe to be an unjustified killing. The group has been joined by the Dream Defenders, the same group that occupied the Florida state capital building for 31 days following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

Their main events were a protest outside the Miami Beach Convention Center on Friday night, a flash mob-style gathering inside the building at the main entrance of the fair during a high-traffic period, and a weekend spent petitioning and talking to graffiti-receptive out-of-towners in Wynwood.

Subhash Kateel, a radio broadcaster and community activist, said of Officer Mercado, "He's a Miami Beach veteran who has been here long enough to know if he was really was in danger. We've done our homework, and it's just really clear to us that the law is on our side. The only way the level of force used on Israel was justified is if everyone, like him, were a 150-pound 18-year-old. And we're not. We do not believe that all of those officers that day were in fear of a 150-pound 18-year-old boy.

"It's been four months with no autopsy or toxicology reports released. Leaks come out that we believe to be from the police department, saying that Israel was on drugs. Well, show us the evidence."

"Basel Week is a time of year when the city purports to care about art and artists. So if you really care about art and artists, care about Reefa," says Yesenia Garcia of the Justice for Reefa Coalition. "This is a time when Miami Beach is making millions and millions off of the Miami art scene. But why don't they care about artists the rest of the year?"

As the sun set on Friday, protesters held a banner reading "We Demand Justice For Israel Hernandez" across the street from the fair. Miami Beach police stood by to keep the group from setting foot on the sidewalk, asking curious passersby to keep moving when they stopped to ask questions about Hernandez. The plan was to then have a second group flood inside the convention center to the passageway where the crowds bottleneck as they enter and exit. The group would sing protest songs and make a brief speech about Reefa and the circumstances of his death.

Daniel Agnew of the Dream Defenders was the one who would be sending the signal and leading the call-and-response song about Hernandez's death. His group became involved "while we were in the capital, when we got a call telling us what had happened with Reefa. We couldn't do anything just then because, well, we were kind of involved. But after we came back to Miami, we couldn't not do something."

Outside the convention center, fair employees were seen accepting handbills from the protestors, not unlike the other confused visitors who paused to ask questions. On Saturday and Sunday, the activists continued their efforts, relocating to Wynwood in order to raise awareness about alleged police brutality and to get signatures on their petition to reform the laws around supposedly non-lethal force that became lethal for Israel Hernandez. One signature came from Florida State Senator Dwight Bullard, who represents a district that includes part of Miami-Dade county.

According to Muhammed Malik of the Coalition, who was at the Miami Beach and Wynwood actions, "Local, national and international visitors and local residents and artists are signing our petition. Momentum is growing."

Revolutionary Strategies to Beat the Rising Right Wing

Revolutionary Strategies to Beat the Rising Right Wing, was a nationwide conference call organized by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Sunday October 30, 2016.

What's the nature of this right-wing threat? What has this election cycle changed about the political terrain we're fighting on? How do we need to prepare for whats coming after the election? Hear about these crucial questions from our panel of top political strategists, including Nelini Stamp, Bill Fletcher, Jr., Linda Burnham, and Sendolo Diaminah.

Those indicating interest in attending, on Facebook included Muhammed Malik.

Call for Justice

Call for Justice: Joint Letter on American Muslim Solidarity Against Police Brutality, January 26, 2015;

We are contacting you on behalf of the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC)(1) and Muslims for Ferguson(2) to ask for your solidarity in the struggle and call for justice concerning the tragic and unnecessary police and federal law enforcement killings of Black men, women, and children in the United States.

From the time of our Noble Prophet ﷺ‎, anti-Black and anti-African racism has plagued Muslim societies and communities. The first martyr in the early days of Islam was Sumayyah (RA), who had black skin and was a victim of violence at the hands of the governing authorities of Makkah. Other companions with black skin, such as Ammar bin Yassir (RA) and Bilal (RA), were also victims of ridicule and torture by the same authorities. State violence against marginalized communities is not a new development. History has proven time and again that Muslims are not immune to these forms of oppression.

Indeed, these oppressive behaviors and practices go against the messages that are at the heart of our Holy Qur’an and Prophetic traditions.

Signatories included Muhammed Malik , Muslims for Ferguson.

Black Ideological Struggle Webinar

Black Ideological Struggle: Radical, Liberal, Conservative Public · Hosted by Sendolo Diaminah and Cazembe Jackson

Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 8:30 PM

Created for Black August Practice Group

Join Sendolo Diaminah for a conversation about why Black radicals can and must learn how to effectively engage liberal and conservative ideologies among our people.

September 2, 2017. Hey family! Here is the final recording from the Black August webinars! Sendolo Diaminah took lots of patience and creativity breaking down Black Ideological Struggle for us.

Those expressing interest on Facebook included Muhammed Malik.

Tampa Bay SDS

Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society public Facebook group funtioned from circa 2010 to 2015. Members included Muhammed Malik.

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