The National website reports today (December 29, 2011) that several Muslim leaders are boycotting the New York City mayor's annual year-end interfaith breakfast -- scheduled for December 30 -- because they are upset at police department efforts to infiltrate mosques and spy on Muslim neighborhoods.
Michael Bloomberg -- the mayor of New York City -- has defended the police force, saying it does not take religion into account in its policing for possible terrorist activities.
In a letter to Mayor Bloomberg -- which contained the names of several dozen Muslim leaders and organizations -- the imams and activists said they believe such police measures "threaten the rights of all Americans, and deepen mistrust between our communities and law enforcement."
The letter also said, "Mayor Bloomberg, the extent of these civil rights violations is astonishing, yet, instead of calling for accountability and the rule of law, you have thus far defended the NYPD's misconduct."
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