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Malaysia arrests nine suspected ISIL members

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 […]

‘Christian’ Man Threatens To Decapitate Members Of Texas Mosque (VIDEO)

Police in Watauga, Texas, are investigating after a mosque received an expletive-filled phone message in which the unidentified man threatened to decapitate its members. Although the mosque said they have received disturbing phone messages in the past, this one stood out. “F*ck you, f*ck Muhammad, f*ck Islam. This is America. If you don’t like the […]

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 […]

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’

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 […]

Perth mosque targeted in petrol bomb attack

SYDNEY – The Western Australian (WA) police were investigating a racist firebomb attack at a mosque in Perth while hundreds did evening prayers, Perth Now reported on Wednesday. No one was injured in the attack on Tuesday night, during which a parked car burst into flames outside the mosque. It is believed petrol or a […]

Thousands of Americans to stage anti-bigotry rally

Washington DC – A group of American Muslims, joined by interfaith leaders, have launched an initiative to get thousands of Americans to take part in a march in Washington DC on July 23, in what they call a stand against bigotry, “extremism”, and gun violence. The American Muslim March will take place at the National […]