December 6, 2015 By Leo Hohmann A young man who came to Minnesota as a “refugee” from Somalia has been linked to Syed Farook, the shooter who, along with his jihadist wife, killed 14 Americans in San Bernardino less than a week ago. Fox News contributor Rod Wheeler provided a key piece of information about
December 8, 2015 By Alex Hannaford Despite an uncertain welcome in Texas, these Syrian families are trying to rebuild their lives after fleeing civil unrest and violence half a world away. The tapestry that hangs on the wall above the sofa in Iyad and Lina Al Afandi’s modest home just north of Dallas is the
January 4, 2016 By Leah Caldwell When hatred collides with Texas’ Stand Your Ground law, the result is fatal. It was the second week of Ramadan and Ziad Abu Naim was fasting. He was about to head to the mosque for Friday prayers when his wife, Lisa Aimone, decided she’d go with him. She and
October 13, 2015 By Press Association The number of hate crimes reported to police has jumped by nearly a fifth, figures show. There were 52,528 such offences recorded by forces in England and Wales in 2014-15 – an increase of 18% compared with the previous year, according to Home Office data. More than 80% were
October 13, 2015 By Nadia Khomami A Muslim woman was showered in alcohol in a violent Islamophobic attack on a train as other passengers silently watched on, researchers have revealed. The incident was one of many hate attacks on Muslims uncovered in a study by criminologists Imran Awan of Birmingham City University and Dr Irene
November 17, 2015 By Associated Press in Toronto Canadian police have said that the assault and robbery of a Muslim woman in Toronto appears to have been “motivated by hate”. Police said two men beat the woman up Monday while she was heading to pick up her son from school. “It was a completely unprovoked
June 17, 2015 By Alan Travis Anti-Muslim attacks in the UK nearly quadrupled after the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris but fell overall on 2013-14, when Lee Rigby was murdered. Muslims in Britain are becoming the target of hate crimes in retribution for terrorist attacks around the world, according to a new report based on
January 11, 2016 By Associated Press in Baghdad Gunmen stormed into a Baghdad mall on Monday after setting off a car bomb and launching a suicide attack at its entrance, killing at least 18 people and wounding 50 in the city’s mainly Shia east, Iraqi officials said. Islamic State claimed responsibility. The officials initially described
By Rick Jervis The shooting of nine people by a white gunman inside a Charleston, S.C., black church comes amid a recent surge in violent hate groups and incidents where "lone wolf" attacks are increasingly common, according to groups who monitor hate crimes. Police on Thursday arrested Dylann Roof, 21, for allegedly opening fire in the
By Taylor Brown After the murder of nine black Americans at a church in Charleston, South Carolina by a white man, advocates and commentators are calling for suspect Dylann Roof to be described as a terrorist. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33205339