US: Florida mosque set on fire during Eid al-Adha
A mosque in the US state of Florida has been set ablaze by an arsonist during the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, authorities have said, without ruling out that it was a hate crime. Fire crews arrived at the scene in the early hours of Monday after receiving reports of flames coming out of the Islamic […]
Newsweek’s Foreign Service: Islamophobia On the Rise
On Saturday, Imam Maulama Akonjee and his assistant Thara Uddin were shot and killed as they walked through Queens, New York after prayers. Oscar Morel, 35, has been charged over the killings, although police have not announced a motive for the attack. But whether or not the incident is formally classified as a “hate crime,” […]
Man charged with shooting dead US Imam and friend
A New York man has been charged with the double murder of a Imam and his friend, in a brutal daylight slaying that has shocked Muslim communities across the US. Police said late on Monday that Oscar Morel, 35, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder over the deaths of Imam Maulama Akonjee, 55, […]
Suspected In Imam Shooting Nabbed
Following the execution-style shootings of a New York City imam and his assistant this weekend, a suspect has been detained for the crime. The man was picked up by police on unrelated charges after the shootings in Queens. The suspect hadn’t been arrested or charged in the case, law enforcement told Newsday Monday. Other reports […]
‘Hate crime’ denounced as New York imam and assistant are shot dead
A Muslim imam and his assistant were gunned down and killed while walking home from afternoon prayers on Saturday, according to reports from New York. The pair were shot in the head at close range in the borough of Queens by a lone attacker who fled the scene. The slain cleric, 55, was reportedly originally […]
Gunman kills imam in Queens
A lone gunman on Saturday executed a Queens imam and his friend as the pair walked home from Saturday prayers, The New York Daily News reports. The gunman shot each in the back of the head without a word, officials said. Mosque leader Maulama Akonjee and friend Thara Uddin were dressed in Muslim garb when […]
Malaysia arrests nine suspected ISIL members
Malaysian police have arrested nine suspected members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS), during a two-week sweep, as part of a crackdown on suspected extremists, a senior official said. Among those arrested were two suspects in the grenade attack on a bar in the outskirts of Kuala […]
CAIR-NY, Muslim Leaders to React to Shooting Deaths of Queens Imam, Associate
NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Later this evening, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) will hold a news conference with Muslim community leaders near the site of the shooting deaths of a Queens imam and his associate as they walked home from Saturday afternoon prayers. Both victims were […]
Muslim-Hating Bundy Pal Jon Ritzheimer Will Plead GUILTY To Conspiracy
One of the most aggressive participants in the Bundy gang’s takeover of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge at the beginning of this year has decided to plead guilty. Remembered for his angry outbursts on video, Jon Ritzheimer is one of 27 people who have been charged with conspiracy to impede federal officials. Ten others have already […]
Man Throws Rotten Pork Meat At Mosque In Hate Crime
A man has been filmed on CCTV dumping a bag of rotten pork outside a mosque. Detectives from Islington, London, are investigating the religiously aggravated hate crime and have issued footage of the man they wish to identify. CCTV from the Finsbury Park Mosque shows the suspect approaching the gated entrance in the early hours […]