Two Muslim boys viciously beaten outside Brooklyn mosque
Two teenage Muslim boys were viciously beaten outside a Brooklyn mosque early Sunday morning after Taraweeh prayers.The incident allegedly happened around 1:18am at the Muslim Community Center of Brooklyn in Sunset Park. According to Mohamed Bahe, the director of the mosque, the assailants repeatedly called the Muslim boys ‘terrorists’. Police initially said they had no […]
Texas mosque attack: Doctor ‘shot and stabbed’
A Muslim doctor in the US state of Texas has been shot and stabbed while on his way to a mosque for morning Ramadan prayers, local reports said. The unnamed victim had just parked his car, and was walking towards Madrasah Islamiah in the city of Houston, when he was approached by three men, according […]
Muslim doctor shot and stabbed on way to morning prayer in Texas
He was shot and stabbed outside a Houston mosque. A Muslim man on his way to morning prayer has been shot and stabbed outside a mosque in Houston, Texas. Mohammed Imaduddin, a spokesperson for the Madrasah Islamiah Masjid Noor mosque near Bellaire, told news local news agencies the victim was a doctor, who had parked […]
Muslim man beaten outside mosque attended by Orlando gunman
An Islamic civil rights group says local authorities have ignored requests for increased security outside the Ft. Pierce, FL mosque. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) released a statement saying a white truck stopped at the mosque at 4.15am on Saturday and that a man used racial slurs, saying: “You Muslims need to get back […]
Australia mosque targeted in firebomb attack
A suspected petrol bomb has struck outside an Islamic centre in the city of Perth, Australia, as hundreds of worshippers attended an evening prayer service inside. The explosion outside the Thornlie Mosque on Tuesday night caused no injuries but damaged four vehicles, with one completely gutted by the fire, police said. Anti-Islamic graffiti was later […]
14-year-old arrested for hate crime attack on Muslim man admits to playing ‘knockout game’
A 14-year-old boy was charged with a hate crime on Monday after he attacked a Muslim man outside a mosque in Queens, New York, police said. Police said the boy admitted to investigators that he and his friends were playing the “knockout game,” where youths try to exhibit their machismo by attempting to knock out […]
When Islamophobia Turns Violent: The 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections
Posted on May 2, 2016 at 3:33 pm. Written by Bridge Initiative Team EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report highlights trends and patterns surrounding Islamophobia since the start of the 2016 U.S. presidential election cycle. It does so in the broader context of hatred, violence and social hostilities confronting Muslims as a minority faith group in contemporary America […]
Why anti-Muslim hate statistics don’t tell the full story
The number of police-reported hate crimes against Muslim-Canadians more than doubled over a three-year period (2012 to 2014), according to figures released by Statistics Canada earlier this month. Meanwhile in the US, various groups, including the FBI, have documented an eight-fold increase in hate crime since 2000. As alarming as these figures are, they don’t […]
Self Defense Classes Are New Norm For Muslim Women Fearing Attack
Americans often take self defense classes as a way to stay in shape or an effort to defend themselves in the off chance of an attack. Rarely do people attend this type of training believing that an attack is imminent, but thanks to the vitriol directed at Muslim Americans, that’s precisely what these women are […]
Missouri Man Pulls Gun On Muslim Family: ‘You, Your Wife And Your Kids Have To Die’
A Missouri man allegedly threatened a Muslim family while they were out looking for a home, according to police. The 72-year-old is alleged to have told the family they needed to die. The father of the family is from Jerusalem and the wife is from Iraq. The couple said they’re raising their four children in […]