Crime

Shia-Sunni communities hold joint press conference after Albuquerque Muslim killings Following days of tension in the US Muslim community following the killings of Muslim men in Albuquerque by a serial killer, a man was arrested on Tuesday in what appears to be murders by a Sunni motivated by anti-Shia hatred.

(New Arab) Following the arrest of the main suspect in the killing of Muslim men in Albuquerque — an Afghan Sunni immigrant who allegedly murdered four Shia Muslims — the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) held a press conference Tuesday evening in […]

Children & Teens

Yaser Said takes stand at his capital murder trial, denies accusations that he killed his daughters Said was the one and only witness taking the stand for the defense. He testified for more than an hour on Monday afternoon.

(WFAA) In Yaser Said’s telling, he’s the victim — a victim of a media narrative that painted him as the killer of his two daughters. Said testified that’s why he fled after his daughters, Amina and Sarah, were found shot to death […]

Children & Teens

Ex-wife of Yaser Said testifies on day 3 of capital murder trial: ‘I was just scared’ Patricia Owens saw her former husband and the father of their children for the first time in 14 years.

(WFAA) In a Dallas County courtroom, Patricia Owens saw her former husband and the father of their children for the first time in 14 years. The last time she was [with] him was the night Yaser Said allegedly killed their two teenage […]

Children & Teens

Testimony begins in capital murder trial of Yaser Said, man accused of killing his two daughters 12 years ago Yaser Said is accused of killing his daughters because they were dating American boyfriends. His defense says he's being persecuted for being Muslim.

(WFAA) On the first day of testimony, Yaser Said sat stoically as prosecutors painted a picture for the jury of a jealous and angry man who controlled his daughters’ lives. “He controlled what they did, who they talked to, who they could […]

Children & Teens

‘My father shot me’: Former most-wanted suspect on trial in Dallas in his teen daughters’ killings Yaser Said was on the run for more than 10 years. Police said he was upset his daughters were dating American boys.

(WFAA) Sarah, 17, and Amina Said, 18, had big hopes of going to college and living the American dream — until those dreams were cut short when they were shot and killed. Their accused killer is their father, Yaser Said. Home videos […]

Crime

Turku terror attack perpetrator receives additional sentence for assaulting prison guards Abderrahman Bouanane is currently serving a life sentence for two counts of murder with terrorist intent and eight counts of attempted murder with terrorist intent.

(Yle) The District Court of Southwest Finland sentenced Abderrahman Bouanane, the perpetrator of the 2017 Turku terror attack who was previously given life imprisonment for his actions, to five months in prison for two counts of violently resisting an official in the […]

Crime

Most American Muslims believe gun laws need to be stricter, says survey Muslims are more likely than Protestants, white Evangelicals and the general public to hold this view, Ispu survey finds

(Middle East Eye) Most American Muslims believe gun control laws should be stricter, a new report by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (Ispu) has found. According to the poll, 65 percent of Muslim respondents believe existing gun control laws need to […]

Crime

Convicted Turku terror attacker faces charges for assaulting prison guards Abderrahman Bouanane used violence in order to prevent prison officials from performing their duties, according to the charges.

(Yle) Abderrahman Bouanane, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the Turku terrorist attack in 2017, is facing charges of assaulting guards in a Turku prison. The indictment alleges that in October 2020, while carrying out his 12-15-year sentence, Bouanane took a […]