In an insensitive, if not outright brazen display of disrespect for the firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11, Muslims placed their prayer mats right in front of a plaque at the Fire Department of New York’s headquarters that memorializes the 343 dead.
Independent reporter Susan Edelman wrote about the prayer rugs, circulating a picture of them.
For context, FDNY Islamic Society hosted an iftar last week – a breaking of the Ramadan fast with an evening meal.
Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore and Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended, along with an estimated 125 employees and guests.