Thousands of Muslim protesters took to the streets of New York City on Thursday night in what they called the “bodega strike” to rally against President Donald Trump’s temporary pause on immigration from seven majority Muslim nations picked by Obama.
The protest involved Yemeni bodega grocery store owners shutting their own business from noon to 8 p.m. as they gathered to demonstrate against the travel pause, according to a Facebook page for the protest.
“This shutdown of grocery stores and bodegas will be a public show of the vital role these grocers and their families play in New York’s economic and social fabric,” the event organizers wrote on the page.
More than 1,000 stores were scheduled to take part in the protest.
“[D]uring this period, grocery store owners will spend time with their families and loved ones to support each other; many of these families have been directly affected by the Ban,” the protest organizers added on Facebook.
And the event had one more notable moment.
“The program will begin with the Muslim call for prayer and a public sundown prayer by Muslim rally participants,” they wrote.
Part of those prayers included a man on a megaphone shouting “Allahu Akbar,” which means “God is Great” in Arabic but is also a common chant heard during terrorists attacks.
These Muslims taking over streets in NYC is yet another reason Trump will be elected in 2020.#BodegaStrike pic.twitter.com/EV7bhvnxyz
— Tennessee (@TEN_GOP) February 2, 2017
There was a trove of pictures and video of the event that ended up on social media, but many started to notice something was off about them.
#bodegaprotest #bodegastrike #NYC ??’Apowerful #AntiTrump protest # pic.twitter.com/Lz6NgEJwRc
— Arena Live Ent Group (@arenaliveent) February 3, 2017
Thousands of protestors, yet you can hear a pin drop during prayer. Beautiful #BodegaProtest ???? pic.twitter.com/KBgl3ZWMJD
— Ali Baydoun (@_Ali__B) February 3, 2017
#bodegaprotest pic.twitter.com/dQyGAwWlPj
— Andreas Antoniou (@kingrandae) February 3, 2017
HAPPENING NOW: #BodegaProtest in Brooklyn. Beautiful show of solidarity. #NoBanNoWall pic.twitter.com/ekWiKnXWYw
— Raqiyah Mays (@RaqiyahMays) February 2, 2017
Solidatary for whom? Despite the talk of inclusion, one group was scarcely represented at the protest. And Twitter users were quick to take notice.
These Muslims taking over streets in NYC is yet another reason Trump will be elected in 2020.#BodegaStrike pic.twitter.com/EV7bhvnxyz
— Tennessee (@TEN_GOP) February 2, 2017
Notice how there are no women at the #BodegaStrikehttps://t.co/yURSsiO20w
— Makada ?? (@_Makada_) February 3, 2017
Anyone else notice women were not “allowed” at the #BodegaStrike ? Liberals are the real #sexists #demshatewomen pic.twitter.com/yOxB5AVBnS
— Pence 2024 (@buildahugewall) February 3, 2017
@TwitterMoments @POTUS #BodegaStrike ?should be?#ShariaLawStrike ?How come there is not Muslim women in their “protests” at home covered? pic.twitter.com/se1VMeSa5a
— Andrea??USA1st (@ReversingASD) February 3, 2017
Liberal Media doesn’t mention women are banned by Islam from prayer. Such a tolerant blood cult. #BodegaStrike #IslamistheProblem
— Idahograybeard (@Idahograybeard) February 2, 2017
There was a smattering of women here and there, and one group clustered together, but the number was minimal enough for people not to notice them.
I see a few women in this photo. Some people are posting that there are no women in the #BodegaStrike. Not sure of overall story but… https://t.co/jFw3YmxR24
— A Hinton Sainz, NBCT (@mshintonsainz) February 3, 2017
“Build a wall? We’ll tear it down.” Young women protesting at #bodegastrike pic.twitter.com/bfNYfMbB61
— Katie Zavadski (@katiezavadski) February 2, 2017
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