Wednesday, January 21, 2015 Can you believe this. Obama nominates a Muslim as a special assistant to the Homeland Security. Pure Craziness. Claim: Fatima Noor was appointed as a special assistant in the Office of the Director for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security. Did Obama appoint Fatima Noor as assistant director of American Citizenship and Immigration? Origins: On 3 July 2014, the University of Memphis announced three of its graduate students, including a woman named Fatima Noor, had landed full-time positions with the Obama administration: Fatima Noor will be a special assistant in the Office of the Director for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the Department of Homeland Security beginning July 28. Noor majored in psychology with minors in Spanish and international relations. She recently completed a month-long research fellowship in psychology hosted by Carnegie-Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh; her research will be ongoing for this program. Noor was a leader in many honor societies at the U of M. She has done volunteer work with World Relief Memphis and the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition. The announcement stirred up consternation in some circles because Noor appears Muslim in pictures: She does not identify her religious affiliation on her LinkedIn profile, but she was photographed wearing Hijab for her profile on the Muslim Media Network. This circumstance prompted the disreputable Before Its News web site to publish an article titled ALERT! Obama Appointment Fatima Noor Asst Director for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration! WHAT! on 31 August 2014. The article quoted directly from the University of Memphis announcement but incorrectly identified Noors position at USCIS as assistant director. According to the Memphis Business Journal, the position landed by Noor is one typically filled by graduates of Ivy League schools. Rosie Phillips Bingham, vice president for Student Affairs at the University of Memphis, said of Noors appointment: The University of Memphis graduates exceptional students who make significant differences in the world. These three students are stellar examples. They competed with students from the countrys most elite institutions and they prevailed. More importantly, these three will do a superior job for the Obama administration.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 08:28:28 +0000
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