Talat Hamdani

Talat Hamdani is a Pakistan-born American who became a commentator after her son was killed during Al Qaeda's attacks on September 11, 2001. Her eldest son, Mohammad Salman Hamdani, was a New York Police Department cadet, who had trained as a first responder.

A small number of the loved ones of those who died during al Qaeda's attack were selected to attend the Guantanamo military commissions of the most senior Guantanamo captives. Reuters quoted Hamdani calling the search "cruel and inhumane" as it prevented the surviving loved ones to find closure.

On January 4, 2012, Public Radio International reported that her son Mohammad Salman Hamdani was not going to be included on the list of police officers who were killed on 9-11. Spokesmen justified leaving him off the list as he was still a cadet. Talat speculated that his Muslim faith played a role in leaving him off the list.

On November 23, 2015, the New York Daily News published an op-ed from Hamdani, allowing her to respond to Republican Party Presidential aspirant Donald Trump comments on Muslims and public safety.