An Imam's Perspective on Muslims in Prison

Imam Talib Abdur-Rahman and Amy Eddings

The four men accused of plotting to blow up two Riverdale synagogues and attack military targets upstate, have all been cast as Muslim extremists by federal and local authorities. Each suspect has done time behind bars. And at least three of them are believed to have converted to Islam while in prison.

Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid is the spiritual leader of The Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood in Harlem. He's been a Muslim chaplain in city and state prisons since 1977 on a voluntary basis and a salary level paid by the New York City Department of Correction. He speaks with WNYC's Amy Eddings about Muslims in prison.