June 4, 1999
Source: New York Daily News
On June 4, 1999, the Daily News reported that Imam Izak-El Mu'eed Pasha of the Malcolm Shabazz Mosque in Harlem, New York was appointed as the first Muslim chaplain in New York Police history. Pasha, who heads the historic Temple No. 7 that was once led by Malcolm X, lobbied for the chaplaincy after the controversial killing of Abner Louima, a Muslim, by a police officer. Pasha stated: "We hope that we will help all people, not just Muslims, but all people of faith and people not of faith."