Imam Malik Sakhawat Hussain, left, leads prayers at the Al-Mahdi
Foundation in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. As it canvassed the
Northeast looking for Iranian terrorists, the New York Police Department
recommended increasing surveillance of thousands of Shiite Muslims and
their mosques based solely on their religion, according to interviews
and a newly obtained secret police document. The document offers a rare
glimpse into the thinking of NYPD intelligence officers and how it drove
the departments aggressive spying operations. The Associated Press has
reported for months that the NYPD infiltrated mosques, eavesdropped in
cafes and monitored entire Muslim neighborhoods with plainclothes
officers.