In this photo, Shamiur Rahman sits with Siraj Wahhaj
19 year old Shamiur Rahman is telling the AP that he was paid up to $1000 per month to be a ‘mosque crawler’ for the NYPD. He claims that he was paid to bait Muslims by trying to talk to them about Jihad and other things that might bring up terroristic threats or comments. Shamir also claims that he was paid to visit mosques and Muslim meetings to photograph and get names of those attending. For up-to-date news accounts of this story, photos and to post a comment, please access the links below:
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