Clerics & Preachers

Leading US imams and scholars urge Muslim voters to snub Kamala Harris over Gaza Dozens of Muslim scholars and faith leaders unite to send a powerful message to the Democrats

(Middle East Eye) A group of leading Muslim American scholars and imams have signed a letter calling on Muslim voters to spurn Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election over US support for Israel’s war on Gaza. […]

Interfaith

Republican attorneys general back lawsuit charging [American Muslims for] Palestine with supporting Hamas 'It is not only despicable but illegal for any person or group to provide support to terrorists,' says Brenna Bird

(Free Beacon) A group of Republican attorneys general has filed an amicus brief backing a lawsuit against American Muslims for Palestine and National Students for Justice in Palestine, the anti-Israel groups accused of providing material support to Hamas. The coalition of 22 […]

Crime

Jews targeted significantly more than Muslims over the past year, FBI data show The FBI reported 1,951 anti-Jewish hate crimes between January 2023 and December 2023.

(Daily Wire) Hate crime data released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation this week shows that individuals committed a disproportionately greater number of hate crimes against Jews than Muslims in the past year. The FBI reported 1,951 anti-Jewish hate crimes between January […]

Government & Politics

CAIR, which blamed Israel for being attacked on Oct. 7, calls for Lipstadt to be fired for beeper ‘joke’ The U.S. envoy on fighting Jew-hatred said at the Israeli-American Council summit that the attack on Hezbollah beepers proves that Israel isn't weak.

(JNS) The Council on American-Islamic Relations, which blamed the Jewish state for being attacked on Oct. 7 and which the White House removed from its national strategy on Jew-hatred, called on Sunday for the Biden administration to fire Deborah Lipstadt as U.S. […]

Government & Politics

New York eatery spreads Netanyahu photo on floor for customers to step on Palestinian-American shawarma joint introduces 'floor of shame' of images of prominent world leaders, with owner asking patrons to step on them to receive service

(Ynet) Popular Palestinian shawarma restaurant King of Falafel and Shawarma located in New York is asking diners to step on a picture of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they enter. The eatery’s owner placed images of political leaders including Netanyahu and U.S. […]

Government & Politics

Mayor of Muslim-majority Michigan city endorses Trump: ‘Right choice for this critical time’ Mayor Ghalib met with former President Trump in Flint earlier this week for a private 20-minute conversation

(Fox) The mayor of a Muslim-majority city in Michigan says he is endorsing Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, calling the former commander-in-chief “the right choice for this critical time.” Amer Ghalib, mayor of the Detroit-area suburb Hamtramck, announced his endorsement […]

Government & Politics

US: Muslim groups urge voters to back Jill Stein, Cornel West or other pro-Palestine candidates While only a minor voting bloc, Muslims say endorsements show[ing] their anger over bipartisan support for Israel could sway the election

(Middle East Eye) A coalition of Muslim-American groups angry at US support for Israel’s devastating war on Gaza is asking Muslim voters to shun Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris in November’s presidential race and back either Jill Stein, Cornel West or other pro-Palestine […]

Children & Teens

A Philly teen who wanted to be a terrorist bomb maker had conducted explosive tests near his house, authorities say Muhyyee-Ud-Din Abdul-Rahman, now 18, conducted more than a dozen tests on homemade bombs near his family’s house in Wynnefield while aspiring to become a bombmaker in Syria, authorities said.

(Philadelphia Inquirer) A Philadelphia man who was charged as a teenager last year with supporting foreign terrorist organizations had conducted more than a dozen tests on homemade bombs near his family’s house in the city’s Wynnefield section, and had begun planning to […]

Crime

GOP senator tells Arab American witness at hate crimes hearing to ‘hide your head in a bag’ Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana also repeatedly suggested the witness, a leading Arab American activist, supports Hamas even as she repeatedly denied it.

(NBC) Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., repeatedly suggested a leading Arab American activist is a Hamas supporter when she testified Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes, and he told her she should hide her “head in a bag.” The […]

Government & Politics

Congress moves to strip tax-exempt status of US nonprofits supporting terror If enacted, the proposed legislation could be used to go after CAIR and its well-documented ties to Hamas.

(JNS) On Sept. 11 — the 23rd anniversary of terror attacks — the U.S. House of Representatives received bipartisan approval for the markup of H.R. 9495, a bill that would terminate the tax-exempt status of terror-supporting organizations. The bill specifies how the […]

Interfaith

Terror suspect who entered Canada on student visa to await U.S. evidence in jail U.S. authorities, seeking extradition, have not yet filed details of the case against Muhammad Shahzeb Khan

(CBC) A Pakistani national accused of planning a terror attack against a Jewish centre in Brooklyn, New York, likely will spend several more weeks in Quebec’s Bordeaux jail while U.S. authorities present evidence to back up an extradition request. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan […]

Children & Teens

The six Canadian terror plots police have foiled since October 7 The increasing incidents of violence and foiled terror plots have raised alarm about the country potentially becoming a focal point for extremist activities

(National Post) Since the October 7 terror attacks in Israel, Canadian police have thwarted six alleged terror plots across the country, with arrests spanning from Edmonton to Ottawa to Toronto. Some of these plots reportedly targeted the Jewish community, reflecting rising concerns […]

Government & Politics

Pakistani national hit with terrorism charge for attempted political assassination plot Federal prosecutors say Asif Merchant committed an act of terrorism by scheming to try and assassinate U.S. politicians and government officials.

(Courthouse News) A Pakistani man who was arrested in July for scheming to assassinate U.S. politicians on American soil faces additional accusations of committing an act of terrorism, according to new charges filed in the Eastern District of New York. Asif Merchant, […]

Government & Politics

Terror suspect accused of plotting attack in New York came to Canada on student visa: minister Authorities allege Muhammad Shahzeb Khan planned to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish centre in New York

(CBC) A man who was arrested last week for allegedly attempting to enter the U.S. illegally to carry out a mass shooting came to Canada on a student visa, Canada’s immigration minister says. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, was arrested in Ormstown, Que., […]