‘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 […]
Imam and assistant shot dead on busy street in New York City
Washington (dpa) – An imam and his assistant were shot and killed Saturday on a busy street in New York City, according to news reports quoting police. A lone gunman killed the two men by shooting them in the head at close range near a mosque in the burrough of Queens, according to the reports. […]
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 […]
Why I stopped wearing the hijab
As an Arab and Muslim woman who wore the hijab for 16 years, I am accustomed to experiencing hostility toward my religious and ethnic identity. In particular, the covering of my hair seemed to draw out the worst in strangers, from the waitress at the restaurant taking my order and demanding to know if I […]
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 […]
Islamophobia and Civil Society Bullies
Led by Dr. Hatem Bazian, the Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project (IRDP) at the University of California, Berkeley highlights research and projects that explore the maintenance and extension of existing power paradigms by bringing together academics, thinkers, practitioners and researchers from around the globe who engage, question and challenge the existing disparities in economic, political, […]
The Trump Effect: Muslim Man Beaten, Hospitalized in Philadelphia For Speaking Arabic
In a supposedly post-racial America, a Muslim immigrant found himself in an emergency room this weekend after being brutally beaten for speaking Arab on a Philadelphia street. Amine Aouam, who moved to the United States from Morocco seven years ago, says the attack “was obviously a hate crime.” Another instance of the “Trump Effect”? Speaking […]