Anti Islamic protestors confronted with dance party at Eid Festival
July 14th, 20160 ANAHEIM, CA – A group of anti-Islamic protestors attempted to disrupt the fourth annual Eid Festival on Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10, but instead were met with confrontations that turned into a dance party.The Bible Believers, a familiar group to Dearborn residents, was up to its old familiar tricks at...
U.S. residents statistically more likely to get killed by cows than by refugees
July 14th, 20160 DETROIT– Cows, drinking milk, and getting struck by lightning are statistically more dangerous than a refugee.That’s the argument behind a lighthearted article headlining an e-newsletter sent by ArabAmerica.com on Wednesday.The featured article — by contributing writers Zachary Tarrant and...
Florida mosque removed as polling locations after flood of complaints
July 13th, 20160 PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. - The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling for the restoration of a South Florida mosque as a polling location. Bassem Alhalabi, president of the Islamic Center of Boca Raton said that Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher changed the polling precinct from his...
Accused ISIS sympathizer pleads not guilty in Arizona plot
July 13th, 20160 ARIZONA - An Arizona teenager accused of being an Islamic State sympathizer pleaded not guilty to charges of plotting to attack a Phoenix-area state motor vehicle office with bombs and other weapons and was ordered kept in jail without bond. Mahin Khan, 18, of Tucson, was arrested by FBI agents on July 1 and indicted last week on...
Woman gets egged at Walmart because of Hijab
July 13th, 20160 CALIFORNIA - A Muslim woman was allegedly egged because she wore a hijab as she was exiting a Walmart on Sunday in northern California. Farad Afshar, a student at Chabot Community College in Hayward, posted to Instagram that his mother was targeted by a group of men while leaving the store with his younger...
Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton
July 12th, 20160 Clinton and Sanders during a campaign rally in Portsmouth, N.H., July 12PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Senator Bernie Sanders endorsed former presidential rival Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee ahead of the party's July convention."Secretary Clinton has won the Democratic nominating process," Sanders said to cheers in Portsmouth, New...
Group of Israelis sue Facebook for “facilitating” Hamas attack
July 11th, 20160 JERUSALEM - A group of Israelis and Americans bereaved in Palestinian attacks said on Monday they would seek $1 billion in damages from Facebook Inc. (FB.O) for alleged complicity, as part of a suit filed in the United States against the social media giant. The plaintiffs, relatives of four Israeli-U.S. dual nationals and one visiting...
Protests over shootings block roads in U.S. cities, arrests made
July 10th, 20160 Demonstrators protest the shooting death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, LouisianaProtests against the shootings of two black men by police officers shut down main arteries in a number of U.S. cities on Saturday, leading to numerous arrests, scuffles and injuries in confrontations between police and demonstrators.Undeterred by...
Dallas sniper “wanted to kill White people”
July 8th, 20160 DALLAS - A gunman who served in the U.S. Army Reserve and said he was "upset at white people" was part of an attack in which five Dallas police officers were killed and another seven were wounded, authorities said on Friday.The attack ended hours later when police used a robot carrying a bomb to kill the shooter, the Dallas police...
Multiple police officers shot at protest in Dallas
July 8th, 20160 DALLAS, Texas — At least two police officers were shot in Texas on Thursday during a protest against police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana, KDFW TV in Dallas reported.The condition of the officers was not known, the station said.Broadcaster KABC reported that shots were fired during demonstrations at Belo Garden Park in Dallas....
UAE man who was wrongfully suspected: I could see the hate in their eyes
July 8th, 20160 OHIO — An Emirati man who was arrested by Avon Police over false accusations of being linked to Daesh refused to accept apology from American officials. "I could see the hate in their eyes. Their intention was to kill me," said Al Menhali, who was in Ohio's Cleveland for business and medical check-ups following health complications...
Republicans grill FBI chief over lack of consequence for Clinton
July 8th, 20160 WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday that FBI employees who mishandled classified material in the way Hillary Clinton did as secretary of state could be subject to dismissal or loss of security clearance. Comey addressed the issue at a House of Representatives committee hearing after House Speaker...
Ohio man shoots dad, deputy after hummus dispute
July 7th, 20160 LEBANON, Ohio -- A man indicted Tuesday on charges including attempted aggravated murder and attempted murder, shot at his father and a sheriff's deputy last month following a dispute over hummus, authorities said. Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell said charges against 19-year-old Mohammed Abdou...
Bill O’Reilly blasts Obama for “emotional ties to Islam”
July 7th, 20160 NEW YORK - Fox News host Bill O’Reilly blasted President Barack Obama Wednesday night, saying the commander in chief’s “emotional attachment to the Muslim world has hurt” the country. “The Obama administration’s greatest failure is allowing the Islamic terror group ISIS to run wild, murdering thousands of innocent people...
Man killed by police near Minneapolis; video posted live on internet
July 7th, 20160 Philando CastileFALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A Minneapolis area police officer fatally shot a black man during a traffic stop, local law enforcement said on Thursday, and the victim's fiancee streamed live footage of the graphic aftermath on the internet.The death of the man identified by his family as Philando Castile, 32, came hours......
Muslim man’s car vandalized, damaged
July 6th, 20160 LOS ANGELES - A hate crime task force is investigating who spray-painted anti-Muslim graffiti on a Muslim man’s car in Palmdale, California, on the final day of Ramadan. Lt. Belinda Johnson of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to The Huffington Post that officers had responded to...
Hotel clerk fired for suspecting Muslim tourist was a terrorist
July 6th, 20160 AVON – The hotel clerk at the Fairfield Inn hotel in Avon, Ohio, who suspected that a Muslim man was a terrorist while he attempted to check in, has reportedly been fired and could be charged. The terrorist scare, which garnered massive attention, involved a man from Abu Dhabi who was...
Homeland Security to allocate $10 million to fight extremism
July 6th, 20160 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will announce on Wednesday $10 million in grants for non-profit organizations and colleges to develop counseling programs and other services to turn people away from violent extremism, according to a senior DHS official. The official, who spoke to Reuters on the condition of...
Flag burning Illinois man will not be charged
July 6th, 20160 ILLINOIS - An Illinois man who posted a picture of himself burning an American flag on social media on the July Fourth U.S. holiday will not be charged because flag burning is protected speech, authorities said on Tuesday.Bryton Mellott, 22, was charged with flag desecration and disorderly conduct when he was arrested in Urbana,......
Missouri candidate sells “ISIS hunting permits,” prompts fear among Muslims
July 6th, 20160 MISSOURI - A Republican Missouri candidate for governor is raising money for his campaign by selling fake “ISIS hunting permits,” scaring local Muslims who say the stickers perpetuate anti-Islam sentiment.According to the Associated Press, Missouri Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens sent out a fundraising email last...
FBI: Hillary Clinton will not be charged
July 5th, 20160 WASHINGTON - The FBI will recommend to the Justice Department that no prosecution is warranted as a result of its yearlong investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state, agency Director James Comey said on Tuesday. Comey said the probe found there was evidence of extremely careless......
Two teens viciously beaten outside of New York mosque
July 4th, 20160 NEW YORK – Two teenagers were violently beaten outside a Brooklyn mosque early Sunday morning, CBS News said. The incident allegedly happened around 1:18am at the Muslim Community Center of Brooklyn in Sunset Park, after lengthy evening prayers common during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The victims were two teenagers, ages 16...
Suspect arrested for beating man outside of Orlando shooter’s mosque
July 3rd, 20160 FORT LAUDERDALE(AP) — Authorities said they have arrested a suspect in the early Saturday beating of a man outside a Florida mosque that Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen had attended. Police said a suspect identified as Taylor Anthony Mazzanti, 25, was arrested and has been charged with felony battery. Mazzanti was booked into......
