Opening statements in the trial of a man accused of yelling anti-muslim slurs at a woman during a “tirade” on the Orange Line in 2017 are expected Wednesday, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office confirmed.Continue Reading
Quebec mosque shooter gets life, no parole for 40 years
A 29-year-old who shot dead six worshipers at a Quebec City mosque in the worst anti-Muslim attack in the West got life in prison Friday. Alexandre Bissonnette will have to wait 40 years — longer than usual — before he can apply for parole.Continue Reading
Police: Racist graffiti on La Crosse business being investigated as hate crime
La Crosse Police said Monday they are investigating a recent case of racist graffiti as a hate crime.
“This incident is not a reflection of our community, but rather a reflection of a hate-filled person,” Chief Ron Tischer said.
Alberta Muslim group condemns racist letter received by Edmonton mosque
An Alberta Muslim group is speaking out against a racist letter received at an Edmonton mosque last month.
The letter, delivered to Markaz Ul Islam Mosque, urges the mosque to “close down your fake worship house and leave or accept Jesus as your one true God.”Continue Reading
Saudi crimes across the globe reveal Riyadh’s mercenary nature
A six- or seven-year-old Saudi boy, while on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Medina with his Shia mother, was barbarously killed for unknown reasons. According to what has recently surfaced on social media, the young boy, named Zakariya Bader al-Jabir, was savagely murdered by a taxi driver in front of his mother late last month. Shia Rights Watch (SRW) said the boy was murdered after he was confirmed to be Shia.Continue Reading
McJesus in Palestine: Using bad art to whitewash Israel’s crimes
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On how a Finnish artist’s irreverent artworks helped Israel conceal its ongoing oppression of Palestinian Christians.Continue Reading
Hungarian Islamophobia
When five paintings supposedly by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler failed to sell at the Nuremberg auction this week, the main reason given was that they were probably fakes. However, there was no shame about trying to sell these pictures along with other Hitlerian memorabilia.Continue Reading
