Deputies searching for man seen taking pictures of Islamic center
Posted: 2:04 PM, Apr 08, 2019 Updated: 5:04 PM, Apr 08, 2019 By: Zac Self VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) — Authorities are searching for a man they say was acting suspicious outside an Islamic center in Vista in late March. According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, the man was seen taking pictures on the Tri-City Islamic Center […]
Illinois ‘White Rabbits’ admit firebombing Islamic mosque
CHICAGO (WLS) — Two Illinois men who admitted their roles in a firebomb attack on an Islamic mosque in Minnesota, trying to firebomb a women’s health clinic in Champaign, and other violent acts during 2017 and 2018 associated with a homegrown terrorist group, face 35 years to life behind bars. Some members of the group recorded […]
‘Heartbreak’ after mosque intentionally firebombed
A mosque in Perth’s north has been fire bombed in a single day because the Islamic community marks the pause of Ramadan.Emergency crews had been called to the Mirrabooka mosque shapely after 12am this day to search out chairs and a tree on fire. The blaze was once like a flash contained, however smoke and […]
Man arrested for his New Year’s Day vandalism spree at a mosque learns his fate nearly a year later
A Florida man who vandalized a mosque on New Year’s Day pleaded guilty to criminal mischief to a place of worship with a hate crime enhancement on Tuesday and is expected to spend 15 years in prison. Back in January, Michael Wolfe, 37, forcibly entered a mosque and broke several cameras, lights and windows with…
Minnesota mosque bombed during morning prayers
A mosque in the US state of Minnesota was bombed early on Saturday, while worshippers gathered inside for morning prayers. No one was injured in the attack at the Dar Al Farooq Islamic Center, but police say the imam’s office had been damaged. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation into the attack, […]
Quran Swimming in Pork Lard Sent to California Mosque
Police in California are investigating a hate-related incident after a Sacramento Muslim group was sent a defiled copy of the Quran, immersed in a container of pork fat. Members of the Sacramento Valley Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) received a suspicious package on June 28. Wary of opening the package, they contacted the police.
(CNN) – An embattled mosque in Tennessee was vandalized again overnight, spokesman Saleh Sbenaty said Monday. At the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, bacon strips were wrapped around the door, and expletive-laden graffiti was written on walls and the basketball court. It seemed that the vandals also tried to spell out something in bacon, but Sbenaty […]
California Mosques Receive Threatening Letters
Several mosques in California received letters that threatened violence against Muslims and praised President-elect Donald Trump, prompting the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to call for added protection at Islamic worship places in the state. The handwritten and photocopied letters were sent last week to the Islamic Center of Long Beach, the Islamic Center of […]
Bayonne man accused of anti-Muslim/Trump graffiti due in court Nov. 14
BAYONNE — A 20-year-old city man accused of marring the local Muslim community’s worship site with anti-Muslim graffiti is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 14. Jonathan T. Hussey is expected to appear in Hudson County Superior Court for a pre-indictment hearing before Judge Paul DePascale on charges of bias intimidation, criminal trespass and […]
Worship site in Bayonne marred by anti-Muslim graffiti citing ‘Donald Trump’
BAYONNE — Muslims arriving for prayer this morning at their place of worship — the basement of a Catholic school — here were met with anti-Muslim graffiti on the windows and walls outside the building. But among predictable profanities such as “F— Muslims,” “F— Allah,” and “F— Arabs!”, something else was spray painted on the […]