A Palestinian activist has called for dogs to be banned as pets in New York City claiming they aren’t Islamic.
Nerdeen Kiswani said dogs have a ‘place in society’ but ‘not as indoor pets.’
‘Like we’ve said all along, they are unclean,’ she wrote on X.
After receiving fierce backlash she later claimed that her post was a ‘joke’.
‘[Laughing] at the Zionists frothing at the mouth at this, thinking they’re doing something,’ she wrote.
‘It’s obviously a joke I don’t care if you have a dog, I do care if your dog is s***ting everywhere and you’re not cleaning it.
‘Also clearly trying to weigh in on an issue unaware of the current NYC discourse where we’re collectively (jokingly) hating on dogs given all the visible dog s**t in the unmelted snow.’
Muslims typically do not keep dogs as pets as many believers feel they are meant to be used for work such as herding or hunting.
Kiswani gained notoriety for leading Pro-Palestine protests in New York City with her organization Within Our Lifetime (WOL), which calls for the eradication of Israel.
She led several rallies across the boroughs, where protesters marched down busy streets chanting for the ‘full liberation of Palestine’ and ‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.’
She poked ire with Jewish New Yorkers after WOL suggested the October 7 massacre, where more than 200 Israelis were taken hostage and 1,400 died, was justified.
At the time, Kiswani shared a post by WOL on X, which called for a rally ‘as we mobilize to defend the heroic Palestinian resistance, honor our martyrs and let the world know that NYC stands with Gaza.’
The WOL website states that oppressed people ‘have the right to win their liberation by any means necessary.’
Kiswani’s activism goes back to the early 2010s.
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