Kyim (Kim) E. Fuller (@Kyim)

#UK #London Mayor #SadiqKhan and #US Mayor #BillDeBlasio #Islam #Islamophobia #9_11 #Immigrants #ATaleOfTwoMayors #ATaleOfTwoCities #Immigration 18th September, 2016 The two mayors—who have known each other since 2014—shared what they have done and plan to do to make their cities more inclusive and progressive, discussed recent hate crimes against Muslims in their cities and throughout the country and weighed in on the current presidential race....... .......“When you become a successful politician, whether it’s a mayor, a member of parliament or a president—it’s really important to be inclusive,” Khan said. “During my campaign, we had a strap line which I genuinely believe in, which is a mayor for all Londoners. I will say this with humility but to be frank: I’m not a Muslim mayor, I am a mayor of Islamic faith.”...... ......De Blasio, for his part, said that “people who are different” have been subject to “decades and decades” of mistreatment that increased particularly since the September 11, 2001 attacks that brought on a “rampant Islamophobia.” But he said this has also been met by “crazy national attempts by some to indict immigrants,” noting that that might work in Iceland—though he said that would still be “morally wrong”—but that the United States “was based on immigration from its earliest moments and never stopped being based on immigration.” https://observer.com/2016/09/bill-de-blasio-and-sadiq-khan-londons-first-muslim-mayor-tout-values-at-forum/