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Stuart Seldowitz, ex-Obama Adviser, Arrested for Islamophobic Rant

  • Publish date: Thursday، 23 November 2023 Last update: Tuesday، 10 December 2024
Stuart Seldowitz, ex-Obama Adviser, Arrested for Islamophobic Rant

A former adviser from the Obama administration was arrested and now faces hate crime charges after an incident at a Manhattan halal cart.

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Stuart Seldowitz, who resides nearby, allegedly harassed the vendor about his Egyptian roots and Islamic faith, captured in multiple videos.

Seldowitz was subsequently fired from Gotham Government Relations. NYPD initiated a hate crime investigation, resulting in Seldowitz's arrest on charges including aggravated harassment of race or religion and stalking as a hate crime.

All charges are misdemeanors. Seldowitz, silent to reporters, was taken into custody, while the cart's owner, Mohammed Hussein, resumed work after filing a complaint.

The cart, situated at Second Avenue and East 83rd Street, witnessed several contentious incidents amid the Middle East conflict in the past two weeks.

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