"Before the Depression, about 25 percent of New Jersey's population were foreign born, and we're almost back to that now. This is because New York has always been a gateway for immigrants."
Source/Credit: MyCentralJersey.com
By Pamela MacKenzie | May 6, 2017
New Jersey has one of the most diverse populations, but it also has one of the highest costs of living in the US
Shahid Hameed Alvi can still remember that day seven years ago when the Lahore, Pakistan, mosque where he was worshiping was attacked by Muslim extremists.
"There was blood everywhere. People were dead or dying all around me. I am lucky to be alive," Alvi said, his voice breaking with emotion.
That mosque, which was attacked at the end of Friday prayers on May 28, 2010, was one of three Lahore mosques that were attacked that evening. All belonged to the Ahmadiyya sect, a brand of Islam that believes its founder, Mirza Ghulam Amadi, was a Messiah. That core believe is an anathema to Sunnis, the majority Islamic sect that controls Pakistan, and Ahmadis are, by Pakistani law, not defined as Muslims. This makes them a target for the Muslim extremists.
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