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Rep. Ilhan Omar: ‘I Have Experienced an Increase in Direct Threats on My Life’ Since Trump’s 9/11 Video Lie
In almost every area of politics, President Donald Trump is out of his league. In fact, he’s not even in the ballpark when it comes to everything outside of putting his Diet Coke on his Oval Office desk without a coaster. But there is one area where the president surpasses all of those before him:…
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'My Choice': With a Series of All Black, All Hijabi April Covers, Vogue Arabia Demystifies Muslim Modesty
“I think it’s important to remember that wearing a hijab is a woman’s personal choice. It doesn’t make her any better or worse than another Muslim woman. To me, it symbolizes modesty and gives me a sense of power,” supermodel Halima Aden tells Vogue Arabia. Aden, a groundbreaking Muslim model who has become a well-known…
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California Mosque Falls Victim to Arson and Graffiti in Alleged Hate Crime, References Christchurch Mosque Attack
Less than a month after the Christchurch mosque shootings, in which 50 lives were stolen in the worst terrorist attack in the history of New Zealand, comes the news that an Escondido, Calif., mosque is being investigated as the scene of a hate crime. According to Buzzfeed News, the Dar-ul-Arqam mosque, located about 30 miles…
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Minn. High School Security Guard Cleared in Altercation Involving Muslim Teen
School authorities have cleared a high school security guard in Minnesota who had been placed on leave after his involvement in an altercation between students in June, and police have also announced that no criminal charges will be pursued in the case. Jason Rieck, the guard in question, had been on leave from Apple Valley…
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‘We’re Gonna Kill All of You’: Woman Gets Fired After Threatening 3 Somali Women in ND
Another day, another bigot off the streets. A North Dakota woman was quickly terminated from her job after a video of her racist rant went viral across social media. Amber Hensley was videotaped verbally threatening three Somali women on Tuesday in a Fargo, N.D., Walmart parking lot, telling the women, “We’re gonna kill all of…
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‘KKK Hate Muslims, We Will Kill You’: Police Investigating Hateful Messages Left at Home of Muslim Family in NY
A Muslim family living in Nassau County, part of New York’s Long Island, discovered hateful, threatening messages in their mailbox on two separate occasions, leading police to launch a hate crime investigation. According to ABC7NY, the message read, “KKK Hate Muslims, we will kill you, Jesus loves you,” along with the image of a swastika…
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Va. Man, 22, Charged With Murder in Attack on Muslim Teen After She Left Mosque; Authorities Say Case Isn’t Being Investigated as Hate Crime
Updated Monday, June 19, 2017, 4:15 p.m. EDT: The Fairfax County, Va., Police Department tweeted Monday afternoon that the case of Nabra Hassanen, a Muslim teen who was killed while walking back to her mosque in Virginia, is now believed to be related to a road rage incident. A news conference about the incident is…