Olathe shooting: My husband loved America, says widow
Source: BBC The widow of an Indian man killed in a suspected race crime in the US has said her husband “loved America” and came to the country “full of […]
Danish Man Who Burned Quran Is Prosecuted for Blasphemy in Denmark
Source: The New York Times By KIMIKO de FREYTAS-TAMURA A 42-year-old man who burned a Quran and posted a video of it on Facebook has been charged with blasphemy in […]
Patrick Keogan pleads guilty to threatening to burn down mosques, possessing guns and child porn
Source: Mass Live By Alban Murtishi, MassLive.com What started with a Wilmington man making threats to burn down a mosque over Facebook ended with him pleading guilty in U.S. District […]
Woman charged with hate crime in Davis mosque attack
Source: The Sacramento Bee BY STEPHEN MAGAGNINI, CATHY LOCKE AND NASHELLY CHAVEZ An unemployed Davis resident has been arrested and charged with vandalizing the Davis Islamic Center last month […]
Two years after slayings, these Muslims show hate cannot overpower love
Source: RNS By Yonat Shimron RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) Wrapped around the porch molding of a blue clapboard house in this capital city is a saying inscribed on thin sheets of […]
After mosque attack in Canada, critics point to anti-immigrant ‘trash radio’
Source: The Washington post By Alan Freeman January 31 at 5:32 PM QUEBEC CITY — They call it “radio poubelle,” or “trash radio.” Quebec City has developed the dubious reputation […]
Texas mosque fire ‘too close to home’
Source: USA Today By Julie Garcia, Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — For members of the Islamic Society of Southern Texas, a mosque fire in Victoria “hit too close to home.” […]
Texas Mosque ‘Completely Destroyed’ in Early-Morning Fire
Source: Time (VICTORIA, Texas) — An early-morning fire Saturday destroyed a Texas mosque that was a target of hatred several years ago and experienced a burglary just a week ago. […]
Homeless man suspected of torching Bellevue mosque is charged
Source: The Seattle Times A homeless man suspected of setting fire to a Bellevue mosque early Saturday morning was charged with second-degree arson Tuesday by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s […]
Katy Perry PSA For American Muslims Asks ‘Is History Repeating Itself?’
Huff Post: by Karol Kuruwala — The video has a surprising (and haunting) twist. DONT NORMALIZE HATE / YOUTUBE Katy Perry executive produced a video telling the story of Haru Kuromiya, who was incarcerated by the American government during World War I Confronted with an increase in hate crimes and Islamophobic rhetoric, […]
Man arrested after Washington state Islamic Center fire
Source: Religion News Service By Nathan Frandino (Reuters) A Washington man was arrested on charges of setting fire to an Islamic center in Bellevue, Wash., authorities said. Isaac Wayne Wilson, […]
US church attacker sentenced to death
Source: BBC A white supremacist has been sentenced to death for the racially motivated killings of nine black people at a South Carolina church. Dylann Roof was convicted last month […]
Amid unrest toward Muslims, ‘Day of solidarity’ created in show of unity
Source: Chron By Sebastian Herrera The people stood at each of the mosque’s three entrances gripping posters coated with heart shapes and letters spelling phrases of support: “We are one.” […]
Woman arrested after threatening violence at Kentwood mosque
Source: Mlive.com By Meagan Beck | KENTWOOD, MI – A woman has been arrested after she demanded money and threatened violence at the At-Tawheed Islamic Center Monday, Jan. 2, Kentwood […]
Man grabbed hijab from woman’s head in ‘hate crime,’ Newark mayor says
Source: NJ.com By Marisa Iati | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter Mayor Ras Baraka welcomes residents to the 31st annual christmas tree lighting […]
Zurich mosque gunman was Swiss, no Islamist link: police
Source: Reuters By Silke Koltrowitz | ZURICH A gunman who shot three worshippers in a Zurich mosque on Monday evening was a 24-year-old Swiss man with Ghanaian roots and no […]
Life in Prison or a Death Sentence Are the Only Options for Dylann Roof
Source: Time BY Jeffrey Collins and Meg Kinnard / AP CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Confederate flag is gone from South Carolina’s Statehouse. The bullet holes have been patched in Emanuel […]
Japanese-Americans Imprisoned For Ethnicity Speak Out In Defense Of Muslims
Huff Post: by Jessica Prois/Kimberly Yam— “It was all based on race hysteria, xenophobia in the past, and you don’t want that to repeat again.” Seventy-five years ago on Wednesday, the bombing of Pearl Harbor brought the U.S. into World War II and subsequently ushered in the nuclear age. It […]
Man stabs worshiper near Simi Valley mosque in hate crime, police allege
Source: Los Angeles Times A 29-year-old Simi Valley man has been arrested and booked on suspicion of committing a hate crime after he stabbed an apparent worshiper near a mosque, […]
UK adopts antisemitism definition to combat hate crime against Jews
Source: The Guardian John Mann calls Ken Livingstone a ‘Nazi apologist’ in front of TV cameras in April. Photograph: ITN BY Peter WalkerPolitical correspondent The government is to formally adopt a […]