Day: June 22, 2016

Hijab wearing women attacked in London, Ont

London, Ont., police charge suspect with assaulting Muslim woman London, Ont., Canada police charge suspect with assaulting Muslim woman – Windsor – CBC News <!–/g/i/yuimodules/3.11.0.js–> Police have arrested a 38-year-old woman in connection with an alleged attack on a Muslim woman in a supermarket in London, Ont., and charged her with […]

Anti-Muslim incidents at US mosques surged last year

Source: Boston Globe By Matt Rocheleau Anti-Muslim incidents at mosques in the United States surged last year, according to a new report that blames the trend on backlash from terrorist attacks and the rhetoric of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. There were nearly 80 incidents — including vandalism, property […]

Smithsonian to host 1st major US Quran exhibition

Source: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Quran, revered by Muslims, is the centerpiece of a first-of-its-kind exhibition in the United States as the Smithsonian displays exquisitely decorated manuscripts from one of the top Quran collections. The Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery announced Tuesday that “The Art of the Qur’an: […]

US: CAIR to Stand Trial for Massive Fraud

The Council on American Islamic Relations is now charged with fraud and cover up perpetrated against hundreds of victims. clarionproject.org     Wed, June 22, 2016 The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) will stand trial on charges of fraud and cover up for alleged crimes perpetrated against hundreds of victims, according to a new ruling […]

First Muslim-Catholic (SFO) interfaith: The Muslim News

Our Lady of Grace Church of Castro Valley hosts the first Muslim-Catholic interfaith dialogue on PEACEMAKING  CASTRO VALLEY, SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, SAT JUNE 18, 2016- Four panelists invited to this first Catholic interfaith event here included Dr. William O’Neill,  Prof. Mather Kirk, Dr, Ejaz Naqvi and Dr. Hanif Koya […]