Bahrain jails 139 on terrorism charges, revokes citizenship
Source: Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) – A court in Western-allied Bahrain sentenced 139 people to jail on terrorism charges on Tuesday and revoked the citizenship of all but one of them, […]
Suicide bombing at open-air market in Pakistan kills 20
Source: Associated Press BY ABDUL SATTAR QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber targeted an open-air market in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 20 […]
Suicide bombing at open-air market in Pakistan kills 20
Source: Associated Press BY ABDUL SATTAR QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber targeted an open-air market in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 20 […]
I Am the Rabbi of Tree of Life Synagogue. Here Is a Simple Thing We All Can Do to Help Stop the Next Christchurch
Source: Time BY JEFFREY MYERS Myers is the Rabbi of Tree of Life in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I am a victim, a witness and a survivor of the worst massacre in the […]
NZ suspect donated money to French branch of far-right group
Source: Aljazeera By James Kleinfeld 6 Apr 2019 The man accused of attacking two mosques in New Zealand and shooting dead 50 worshippers donated more than 2,000 euros ($2,245) to the French far-right group […]
Mosque massacre suspect to face 89 charges in court Friday
Source: Associated Press By Nick Perry WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The man accused of carrying out the Christchurch mosque attacks will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder […]
Silent crowd listens to mosque victims’ names at New Zealand memorial
Source: Reuters By Charlotte Greenfield CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (Reuters) – Thousands stood in silence in a Christchurch park on Friday as the names of 50 people shot dead in two mosques […]
A California mosque was set ablaze in ‘clear homage’ to the New Zealand terrorist attack
Source: The Washington Post By Isaac Stanley-Becker The Muslim community in Escondido, Calif., gathered a week ago for an interfaith prayer vigil, insisting that a distance of nearly 7,000 miles did […]
Birmingham mosque attacks probed by counter-terrorism officers
Source: CNN BY Mathew Robinson (CNN) Counter-terrorism police have launched an investigation after five mosques in the British city of Birmingham were attacked on Thursday. West Midlands Police first […]
How prevalent is far-right extremism?
Source: BBC News By Ben Butcher & Micah Luxen The shootings at two mosques in New Zealand, which left 50 people dead and dozens wounded, have led to renewed questions […]
Coping With The Persistent Trauma Of Anti-Muslim Rhetoric And Violence
Source: NPR By LEILA FADEL Over the weekend, Muslim mental health professionals quickly pulled together a webinar to share advice on how to deal with trauma after the New Zealand terrorist […]
These Are the Victims of the New Zealand Mosque Shootings
Source: Time BY ALEJANDRO DE LA GARZA MARCH 17, 2019 Among the victims killed in the horrific shootings at two Christchurch, New Zealand, mosques on March 15 are a goalkeeper for the national […]
Boundless racism, zero remorse: A manifesto of hate and 49 dead in New Zealand
Source: The Washington Post By Marc Fisher and Joel Achenbach The alleged shooter in the New Zealand mosque massacre was a globe-trotting young Australian and avowed racist who immersed himself in an Internet subculture […]
How the New Zealand Mosque Shootings Are Putting Scrutiny on the Country’s Gun Laws
Source: Time BY MAHITA GAJANAN The mass shooting at two mosques in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand on Friday, which killed at least 49 people, has brought the country’s gun laws […]
A look at attacks on houses of worship over last decade
Source: Associated Press Houses of worship around the world, a place of reflection and peace, have been targeted for attack by extremists. Here are some of the deadly assaults over […]
Bangladesh cricket team escape shooting at Christchurch mosque
Source: BBC News Bangladesh cricketers were “minutes” from being inside a mosque in which a fatal mass shooting in New Zealand took place, says team manager Khaled Mashud. Players and coaching staff […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on terrorist attacks
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide and saving a life is like saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32) […]
In northern Kenya, al-Shabab militants target Christian teachers
Source: Religion News Service By Doreen Ajiambo WAJIR, Kenya (RNS) — After the militant group al-Shabab killed three of his colleagues in a recent attack on Christian schoolteachers here, Jared Nyanchong’i […]
Christian workers in Somalia worship in secret, fear al-Shabab
Source: Religion News Service BY Tonny Onyulo MOGADISHU, Somalia (RNS) — In a small single-room house in the Banaadir district of Somalia, dozens of Christians worship in secret out of fear […]
Karachi attack: China consulate attack leaves four dead
Source: BBC News Gunmen have killed at least four people in an attack on the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani port city of Karachi. Gunshots were heard at about 09:30 […]