Anwar Mohammed is a lawyer based in New York City.
Background[]
A practicing Muslim, Mohammed was professionally affected by the prejudice against Muslims and Arabs following the September 11 attacks. His experience earned him the respect of Executive ADA Jack McCoy.
American Jihad[]
When McCoy was prosecuting a Muslim convert, Greg Landen, who had masterminded and participated in the murders of academics Hugh and Louise Murdock, Landen claimed he wanted a Muslim lawyer and hired Mohammed. However, Mohammed became frustrated with Landen, who was more interested in using the trial as an excuse to force everyone to listen to his rants about the purported crimes of the U.S.-Israeli alliance against Arabs.
Mohammed acted as standby counsel when Landen decided to represent himself, disappointed with his lawyer's unwillingness to follow his lead. In the end, the prosecution found a way to talk Landen into taking a plea bargain by threatening to reveal in open court that Landen's conversion to Islam was borne out of his being rejected by a girl.