Riggs Kwong, 50, is accused of punching a motorist “until he lost consciousness” and using anti-Muslim slurs. SOURCE: NBC NEWS BY: CHANTAL DA SILVA A New York City police officer has been charged with a hate crime after he allegedly assaulted a motorist “until he lost consciousness” while using anti-Muslim slurs in an off-duty … Continued
SOURCE: DETROIT FREE PRESS BY: NIRAJ WARIKOO The Dearborn employee who slurred Muslims in a Facebook post was fired Wednesday for his remarks and for trying to cover up his actions by claiming that he had been hacked. “Bill Larion no longer works for the City of Dearborn,” the city said in a statement. On … Continued
SOURCE: FORWARD BY: AIDEN PINK The president of the World Jewish Congress was one of the biggest backers of a secretive group that spent millions of dollars on targeted campaign ads predicting a Muslim takeover of the United States. Ronald Lauder gave $1.1 million to the group Secure America Now, the watchdog group Open Secrets revealed Thursday, … Continued
Law enforcement officials investigate an explosion at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minn., on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. Bloomington police Chief Jeff Potts said Saturday that investigators are trying to determine the cause of the blast. Authorities say the explosion damaged one room but it didn’t hurt anyone. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP) … Continued
(The Associated Press) Law enforcement officials investigate an explosion at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minn. By: Associated Press Source: ABC News The FBI was searching for suspects Saturday after an explosive device detonated at a suburban Minneapolis mosque as people were preparing for morning prayers, damaging a room but not causing any … Continued
By: Rebekah Denn Source: The Washington Post Her face framed by a delicate floral-print headscarf, Amanda Saab stepped into a Safeway. Ninety minutes later, the cashier rang up her groceries: $218.45 between Amanda’s brimming cart and the one steered by her husband, Hussein. The couple called an Uber and loaded the bags into the trunk. The … Continued
Blessed Trinity Catholic School By Christopher Mathias The Huffington Post The Catholic diocese of Orlando, Florida, says it has reprimanded a teacher at a Catholic school in the state for giving his sixth-grade religion class an anti-Muslim reading assignment. Mark Smythe, a religion and social studies teacher at Blessed Trinity Catholic School in Ocala, gave … Continued
For years, Republican leaders treated Frank Gaffney as a pariah. But his dark warnings about Sharia law taking over America found an audience among grassroots conservatives—and now, in the White House. By PETER BEINART The Atlantic On March 6, the zoning board in Bayonne, New Jersey, turned down a request to convert an old warehouse … Continued
Prosecutors will determine if Lloyd will be charged with a hate crime [Courtesy: Port St Lucie Police] Al Jazeera A man in the US state of Florida faces a first degree arson charge after attempting to set a convenience store ablaze because he thought it was owned by Muslims. Richard Leslie Lloyd, 64, told police … Continued
By William Lee The Chicago Tribune Nearly a year after their family was removed from a flight at O’Hare International Airport, a Muslim couple from the north suburbs filed a federal lawsuit against United Airlines, claiming they were discriminated against based on their faith. Attorneys with the local chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations filed … Continued
By Mark Hicks The Detroit News Plymouth’s longtime city clerk has abruptly left her position amid an investigation into her alleged online message this week that drew ire from activists. City officials were probing the comments Linda Langmesser reportedly posted on the Conservative Daily’s Facebook page, referring to a recent Atlantic piece authored by Rumana … Continued
By Carol Kuruvilla The Huffington Post After much pressure, President Donald Trump finally conceded this week that the rise in anti-Semitism around the country “has to stop.” But some American Muslims are wondering ― does the president have our back, too? Since Trump entered the White House, mosques have been vandalized and even set on fire, a prominent … Continued
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