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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Q&A: Jewish rabbi battles Islamophobia in the US
The West has seen a spike in Islamophobia and hate crimes against Muslims following attacks in Europe and the US that have been blamed on supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). But, in response, some non-Muslim political and religious leaders have stepped up efforts to tackle discriminatory treatment and violence. […]