by Rima Abdelkader December 18, 2016 The Muslim teen who alleged to have been the victim of a hate crime last week in New York was charged with falsifying her report Wednesday — and the reaction from many Muslim Americans has gone from anger at the time of the purported incident to dismay following
by Jill Kaufman December 17, 2016 The parking lot at the Islamic Society of Western Massachusetts filled up fast, and then drivers parked along the neighborhood side streets. The mosque’s main hall was standing room only. Hundreds showed up Wednesday for an interfaith conversation about hate crimes in the area. According to the Anti-Defamation
by Sheila Anne Feeney December 8, 2016 Why do people commit hate crimes -- violent, cruel and pointless offenses motivated by a baseless abhorrence or disgust for a group of people they perceive as different from themselves? NYC officials recently announced that hate crimes have increased by 35 percent this year. Mayor Bill de
by Paul Sperry December 5, 2016 At least 2,000 educators around the country reported racist slurs and other derogatory language leveled against white students in the first days after Donald Trump was elected president. But the group that surveyed the teachers didn’t publish the results in its report on Trump-related “hate crimes.” The Southern
December 5, 2016 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A Muslim employee of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority was attacked in Grand Central Station on her way to work Monday morning, police said. The assault took place at around 7 a.m. as the victim — Soha Salama, 45 — was heading to work on the 7 train.
December 5, 2016 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was “sick” when he heard that a hero NYPD officer was allegedly harassed by a man over the weekend because of her Muslim faith. The officer was one of three Muslim women who have reported hate crimes in the last week.
by Virginia Hale December 5, 2016 The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has released a report in which it claims that policies to control immigration have caused a “rapid rise in racial violence”. The Soros-linked think tank, whose director Liz Fekete attacked “anti-racist” group Hope Not Hate for discussing Pakistani grooming gangs, argues border
December 5, 2016 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are proposing bills that would make attacking a law enforcement officer a hate crime. The Springfield News-Leader (http://sgfnow.co/2gIiIK2 ) reports that Rep. Marsha Haefner’s bill would consider certain offenses a hate crime if they were committed because the victim worked as an officer or
by Keri Blakinger December 4, 2016 The local branch of an Islamic organization called Sunday for a hate crime investigation after a Muslim-owned business in Galveston was targeted by vandals. Asad Khan found the front of his Post Office Street restaurant covered in bacon last weekend, just days after discovering bacon grease smeared on
by Elizabeth Levy Paluck and Michael Chwe November 29, 2016 Studies have shown that influencers and communities can de-legitimize violence Intimidation and harassment have spiked throughout the country following the recent election. Women, people of color, immigrants, Muslims, Jews and LGBTQ folks, including many of our own students, report palpable fear. On Nov. 13,