Selaedin Maksut Archives - New Jersey Globe

Last-minute cancellation of anti-Semitism definition vote sparks anger

June 23, 2025 5:21 pmJune 23, 2025 5:22 pm

Democratic Assembly leaders quietly decided last week that there would be no committee vote on a divisive bill to define anti-Semitism, angering the advocates and legislators who weren’t informed before Monday morning and potentially pushing off an already-tense political issue...

Oliver Tribute: Selaedin Maksut and Madina Ouedraogo

August 1, 2023 4:26 pmAugust 1, 2023 4:27 pm

Council on American-Islamic Relations, New Jersey chapter (CAIR-NJ) executive director Selaedin Maksut released the following statement on the death of Lieutenant Gov. Sheila Oliver: “I extend my deepest condolences to the Lieutenant Governor’s loved ones and to the Murphy administration....

Patel apologizes for anti-Muslim Facebook posts

April 1, 2021 3:44 pm

Edison School Board member Mohin Patel apologized for anti-Muslim Facebook posts reported by the New Jersey Globe. “I would like to humbly and with the utmost humility apologize for political posts I reshared back in 2016 that were considered controversial...