A Muslim man was told to leave a Southwest Airlines flight after another passenger overheard him speaking Arabic on his mobile phone. Khairuldeen Makhzoomi, a 26-year-old Berkeley graduate, was removed from the plane at Los Angeles International Airport in April this year. Once seated, he had made a brief call to his uncle in Baghdad, …
Domestic terrorists thwarted in planned bombing on American mosque set for day after election
Three white men were arrested on Friday in Garden City, Kansas over a planned bombing of a nearby mosque. Though most headlines and articles have referred to the men as “miltia men,” it is clear that what they were plotting was domestic terrorism and therefore, they are would-be terrorists. The discovery of the men’s plot …
In London, bacon ‘thrown at worshippers’ inside mosque in suspected religious hate crime attack
Two men, described as wearing dark coloured uniforms, allegedly entered the Al Rahman Mosque and Community Centre in Crowndale Road on Sunday night and began placing pieces of pork – which is considered “haram” or forbidden in the Islamic faith – inside shoes left on a rack near the entrance. When confronted, the two men, …
Far-right Dutch party proposes ban on call to prayer
An opposition, right-wing Dutch SGP party offered banning the adhan (call to prayer) on loudspeakers in the Netherlands. Kees van der Stij, the leader of the SGP, proposed the submission for the ban of the adhan ahead of the 2017 election. “We don’t want to hear adhan and this is not the Middle East, we …
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Calgary mosque vandalized for second time in a week
For the second Friday in a row, a Calgary mosque has been vandalized. The glass on the front door of the Ranchlands Mosque in northwest Calgary was smashed, officials from the Islamic Association of NW Calgary (IANWC) discovered on Saturday morning. A sign indicating that the mosque was open during construction was also thrown in …
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Two Muslim women injured by stray bullets at mosque fundraiser in Germany
Two German women of Turkish origin were injured Monday due to bullets from still unknown sources at a charity sale in a mosque run by the Turkish community in the German city of Remscheid. A 42-year-old and 36-year-old woman suffered minor injuries while they were organizing a charity sale in the garden of the mosque, …
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Muslim women ‘free’ from veil to become French, says Hollande
President François Hollande, France’s most unpopular president in the last six decades, admitted in his tell-all book that Muslim women want to choose freedom from wearing a veil. He also revealed that he no longer supports immigration. Referring to Muslim women, “the veiled women of today will be the Marianne of tomorrow,” said the French …
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Austrian army intelligence agent participated in hanging pigs’ heads on the building site of a mosque
In May of this year a man was arrested in Graz for allegedly hanging two pigs’ heads on the building site of a new mosque being built in the southern Austrian city. The man, who is alleged to have been a member of the right-wing scene in Austria, hung the pair of pigs’ heads on …
Refugees referendum threatens Hungary’s muslims
Born and raised in Hungary, a lot of Muslims are complaining that next Sunday’s referendum on refugees is creating a more fertile atmosphere for hate and abuse, adding salt to the religious minority’s wounds in the east European country. The government contends there is a direct link between migrants and terrorism and is seeking a …
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Pig’s head left at Postdam mosque in Germany
In Potsdam, Germany a pig’s head was found at the front door of the mosque by unidentified person or persons. According to Potsdam police statement, a woman living near the mosque saw a pig’s head at the front door of the mosque and then, she reported police officials. Police reportedly launched an extensive investigation. Muslim …
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