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Hudson Valley News Network
March 24, 2018
YORKTOWN – A 50-year-old Cortlandt Manor woman was arrested by Yorktown Police following a burglary investigation. Christina M. Deagan was charged with 3rd degree Burglary, a Class D felony, after an investigation that began on Mar. 14, 2018, when an employee of the Hudson Valley IslamicÃÂ ...
KUOW News and Information
March 23, 2018
The Islamic Center of Eastside was the first permanent mosque established in the eastside of Seattle, since opening in 1993. Its members had been raising money and applying for building permits to repair the building since the previous fire. Bakr says the building will need to be demolished now. He saysÃÂ ...
KOMO News
March 23, 2018
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Bellevue Police are asking for the public's help for more information on a fire Wednesday at the Islamic Center of the Eastside, according to a Bellevue Police news release. This is the second time in a little more than a year that a fire has hit the Islamic center. The first time, the buildingÃÂ ...
KOMO News
March 22, 2018
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KMSP-TV
March 14, 2018
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (KMSP) - The FBI, U.S. Attorney's Office and Bloomington Police Department are holding a 4:45 p.m. CT news conference Tuesday to provide an update on the Aug. 5, 2017 explosion at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center. Leaders at the center in released surveillance video to Fox 9ÃÂ ...
SW News Media
March 14, 2018
Michael McWhorter, 29, Joe Morris, 22, and Michael B. Hari, 47, all of Clarence, Illinois, are accused of using an explosive device to maliciously destroy and damage the Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center and are in custody in Urbana, Illinois. Morris and Hari made their initial appearance on federal chargesÃÂ ...
NY1
March 11, 2018
The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating, after graffiti was found at the construction site of an Islamic community center in Queens. Aleeza Kazmi, a college student who lives near the site, which is located at the intersection of Winchester Boulevard and 237th St. in Bellerose Manor, told NY1 onÃÂ ...
WTOC
March 11, 2018
The Islamic Center of Savannah opened their doors on Saturday for members of the community to learn something new about the Muslim faith with 'Visit a Mosque Day', an event that was held all over Georgia. Visitors had the opportunity to ask questions, eat food from around the world, and listen to aÃÂ ...
WAAY
March 11, 2018
They are accused of spray-painting profane references to Allah on the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro and placing bacon around an entrance in July. The Daily News Journal reports the men apologized to more than 200 members Friday. Stout said he was "very, very sorry" and that he could "imagine theÃÂ ...
The Daily News Journal
March 9, 2018
Two men who were charged for vandalizing the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro in July 2017 will apologize to the community Friday afternoon during a service. Thomas Avery Gibbs and Charles Dwight Stout III were both charged with vandalizing the Islamic Center after they placed bacon, a pork productÃÂ ...
The Daily News Journal
March 9, 2018
Two Murfreesboro men charged with vandalizing the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro stood before the congregation Friday and apologized for their actions. In September, a federal grand jury indicted Thomas Gibbs and Charles Stout III with committing a civil rights violation through damaging and defacingÃÂ ...
Austin American-Statesman
March 6, 2018
The Islamic Center of Lake Travis is on schedule to open the doors of its mosque in Hudson Bend just in time to hold services for Ramadan, ICLT leadership said. The ICLT ... Investigators were never able to determine a cause of the blaze, and much of the community rallied to support the Islamic Center.
Wicked Local
December 31, 1999
Pluralism, the Promise of America, and interfaith cooperation were topics discussed in small groups, gathered around tables at the recent Interfaith Community Discussion hosted by the Interfaith Book Club at the Islamic Center of Boston in Wayland. The group held its third book discussion on March 4.
Indianapolis Business Journal
December 31, 1999
The fact that the board voted 3-2 to approve the Islamic center shows how close the forces of bigotry and prejudice were in succeeding to delay the project. Further dismaying was the fact that so many were in opposition that the zoning decision had to be delayed, moved to a larger venue, and the hearingÃÂ ...
KVUE
December 31, 1999
Charles Stout III apologizes to the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro members for vandalism he committed with fellow defendant Thomas Gibbs, ... indicted Thomas Gibbs and Charles Stout III with committing a civil rights violation through damaging and defacing the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro on July 10.
The Daily News Journal
December 31, 1999
Vandals placed bacon over door handles at Islamic Center of Murfreesboro overnight. Muslims do not eat pork. The vandals also spray painted the exterior in three spots. The damage was discovered early Monday morning, July 10, 2017. (Photo: Nancy DeGennaro/USA Today Network-Tennessee).
Flagpole Magazine
February 28, 2018
Athens residents got a taste—literally and figuratively—of Muslim culture at the Al Huda Islamic Center's open house on Saturday, Feb. 24. “I think that in the climate we are in right now this is incredibly important,” said Lamarana Balde, a secretary at the center, located on South Milledge Avenue.
Voice of America
February 28, 2018
Shala Shamim of the Islamic Center of Maryland said. "Stop the [U.S.] aid going to Burma, put sanctions on them. There are lots of ways of pressuring them." Similar bills before the House of Representatives and Senate would limit U.S. military aid to Naypyidaw and impose restrictions on jadeite and rubiesÃÂ ...
Louisville Eccentric Observer
February 28, 2018
Join the Guiding Light Islamic Center to “meet your Muslim neighbor,” for what organizers call a day of “building alliances and bettering communities.” Everyone is invited, regardless of your neighborhood, and your faith or cultural heritage. There will be small presentations showcasing the work and mission of the IslamicÃÂ ...
Milford-Orange Bulletin
February 27, 2018
Orange First Selectman Jim Zeoli last week praised the New Haven Islamic Center on Bull Hill Road for a “generous” $1,000 donation to the town's food bank. But M. Asaf Sheikh, president of the center's Board of Trustees, said it's all a part of the spirit of Islam to “take care of neighbors.” He said there is aÃÂ ...
nwitimes.com
February 12, 2018
Other NWI Islamic centers. There are also other Islamic centers in Northwest Indiana including in Gary, Highland, Michigan City and South Bend. The Islamic Center of Michigan City, the area's oldest, was organized on April 26, 1914 under the name of Bader Elmoneer Society of Michigan City and wasÃÂ ...
Toledo Blade
February 9, 2018
A mobile food bank is the latest initiative to come out of the Islamic Food Bank of Toledo, a nonprofit that operates under the Foundation of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo. The well-stocked white van has been been making the monthly rounds since October, its team of volunteers making conversationÃÂ ...
Toledo Blade
February 9, 2018
He is not a true believer who eats his fill while his neighbor goes hungry. So taught the prophet Mohammed, in a verse that volunteers might particularly keep in mind on the second Saturday of each month. That's when they gather in the kitchen of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, preparing 150 hotÃÂ ...
Rocky Mountain Collegian
February 4, 2018
The Islamic Center of Fort Collins and the Plymouth Congregational Church hosted a Celebration of Diversity preceding the Turning Point USA event Friday afternoon. Pastors, preachers and a number of local leaders represented 13 organizations and spoke at the celebration giving their blessings to theÃÂ ...
State-Journal.com
February 2, 2018
A 24-year-old Frankfort man pleaded guilty Friday to burglaries of the Franklin County Humane Society and The Islamic Center of Frankfort. Jacob West pleaded guilty in Franklin County Circuit Court to two counts of third-degree burglary, a Class D felony, and second-degree criminal mischief, a Class AÃÂ ...
ABC10
January 28, 2018
On Sunday evening, the SALAM Islamic Center will host more than 100 homeless guests as part of Sacramento County's Winter Sanctuary program. The program is a rotating shelter that's held at different houses of worship during the winter months. Volunteers offer those experiencing homelessness aÃÂ ...
The Miami Hurricane
January 27, 2018
As UM's Social Justice Week came to a close, students had the opportunity to look past cultural boundaries and learn about Islam, observe an evening of Muslim prayer and share a meal at the Islamic Center of Greater Miami. Senior Megan Lipsky, the founder and vice president of the Miami InterfaithÃÂ ...
Los Angeles Times
January 27, 2018
"The evidence, which we uncovered through the discovery process over the opposition of the prosecution at every stage, showed that Mr. Feigin never called the Islamic Center. … The prosecution refuses to admit that it charged the wrong man, and that it publicly smeared him as a violent threat despiteÃÂ ...
WTHR
January 23, 2018
CARMEL, Ind (WTHR) - It was standing room only at Carmel's zoning board of appeals meeting Monday, many of whom had come to voice their opposition to a proposed Islamic Life Center at 141st Street and Shelborne Road. "This is not where it belongs," said one resident to the board. "This is why weÃÂ ...
KRIS Corpus Christi News
January 19, 2018
The Islamic Center of Corpus Christi is asking for your help during their winter clothing drive. The Islamic Center and the Corpus Christi Immigration Coalition have teamed up to collect gently used winter clothing, blankets and toys to send to refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan. Helping Hands for ReliefÃÂ ...
Palm Beach Post
January 18, 2018
A 35-year-old Florida man was sentenced to prison after calling a mosque and leaving a message that said, “I'm gonna shoot all ya'll,” the U.S. state attorney reported. Gerald S. Wallace, of Miami, pleaded guilty in October to one count of obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs for making call.
Courthouse News Service
January 18, 2018
WASHINGTON (CN) – A Florida man who called a Miami mosque and threatened to “shoot all y'all,” was sentenced Wednesday to 12 months and one day in prison and three years supervision after release. Gerald Wallace, a 35-year-old former security guard, pleaded guilty in October to calling the IslamicÃÂ ...
The Coloradoan
January 9, 2018
The man convicted of vandalizing the Islamic Center of Fort Collins was found dead Saturday at an east Fort Collins motel. Joseph Giaquinto, 36, died by suicide Friday, according to the Larimer County coroner. The coroner's office performed an autopsy Sunday and publicly identified Giaquinto on MondayÃÂ ...
WCVB Boston
January 8, 2018
Police have identified a man shot and killed near 30th and Fillmore streets as Army Sgt. Kyle LeFlore. Share. Shares. Copy Link. Copy. {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! KETV. Updated: 5:02 AM EST Jan 7, 2018. Camila Orti. Reporter. Family: Army Sergeant home for holidays fatally shot at club.
The Coloradoan
January 5, 2018
The man convicted of throwing two large rocks and a Bible through the windows of the Islamic Center of Fort Collins in March was sentenced Thursday morning. Joseph Giaquinto, 36, was sentenced to three years in wellness court and six months of work release for the March 26 vandalism, whichÃÂ ...
First Coast News
December 28, 2017
People on the first coast and around the globe are sending powerful messages to a Jacksonville Islamic center. Not messages of hate, but love. Weeks after the FBI arrested a man, they say planned a terror attack. The center got more than 40 handwritten cards from strangers. One card reads: “Just a quickÃÂ ...
CBS New York
December 25, 2017
Volunteers with the Islamic Center of Long Island joined forces with the Westbury United Methodist Church for a new holiday tradition. “There is so much tragedy going on,” said Long Island Islamic Center volunteer Aisha Munhammad. “We have to be here for each other no matter what religion you are, andÃÂ ...
WKYT
December 19, 2017
Frankfort Police say a burglar was caught on video breaking into the Islamic Center on Schenkel Lane in late November. The person in the video breaks the front window, goes into the building and takes cash from a donation box. In a post on Facebook, Police said there have been several burglaries at theÃÂ ...
State-Journal.com
December 19, 2017
Four recent break-ins at the Islamic Center of Frankfort have members of the local Muslim community shaken up. Established in 2003, The Islamic Center has seen nearly $1,000 stolen from its donation box since an initial burglary on Aug. 31. Now, they're taking steps to prevent future incidents. “We haveÃÂ ...
CBS Local
December 18, 2017
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – A man who vandalized the Islamic Center of Fort Collins pleaded guilty for the hate crime on Monday. joseph gianquinto Vandal Pleads Guilty In Islamic Center Hate Crime. Joseph Giaquinto (credit: Fort Collins Police). Surveillance video from March shows JosephÃÂ ...
Chicago Tribune
December 14, 2017
Founded in 1992, Northwest Indiana Islamic Center celebrated 25 years at the Avalon Manor Banquet Center in Merrillville on Dec. 10, 2017. (Jerry Davich / Post-Tribune). Jerry DavichPost-Tribune. Privacy Policy. Dr. Hakam Safadi managed to make light of what was once a very serious situation of bigotry and hostility.
Martinsville Bulletin
December 31, 1999
HORSEPASTURE–The Martinsville-Henry County Islamic Center has cleaned up the damage after someone vandalized the facility earlier this month. Someone tossed a large rock through the building's front door, breaking the glass, but didn't go inside, Imam James A. Shabazz said. Center officials haveÃÂ ...
The Coloradoan
December 31, 1999
A house of worship is meant to be a sanctuary. The Islamic Center of Fort Collins is such a refuge, but it is also guarded by 16 high-resolution security cameras, glass-break alarms and motion detectors. These security measures cost about $14,000 and were deemed necessary after a hooded man lobbedÃÂ ...
Reason (blog)
December 31, 1999
Of course, there's nothing in the government's logic that limits it to comments posted on the Islamic Center's page, or for that matter on the Catholic Church's page or the Westboro Baptist Church's page or the Church of Scientology's page. If the government is right, and the statute applies to posts onÃÂ ...
New Haven Register
December 31, 1999
The New Haven Islamic Center was located on Prudden Lane in West Haven for some 30 years — established by students at University of New Haven — but upon outgrowing the space purchased the plaza in Orange four years ago with a large down payment and an interest-free loan, as Muslims are notÃÂ ...
Chicago Tribune
December 14, 2017
Founded in 1992, Northwest Indiana Islamic Center celebrated 25 years at the Avalon Manor Banquet Center in Merrillville on Dec. 10, 2017. (Jerry Davich / Post-Tribune). Jerry DavichPost-Tribune. Privacy Policy. Dr. Hakam Safadi managed to make light of what was once a very serious situation of bigotry and hostility.
Middle East Forum (blog)
December 12, 2017
Readers might remember our article about the Islamic Center of New England (ICNE) earlier this year. ICNE operates two mosques near Boston that have histories of promoting Islamist organizations and preachers. After we alerted Congressman Joe Kennedy to this extremism, he cancelled a visit to one ofÃÂ ...
Sioux City Journal
December 7, 2017
SOUTH SIOUX CITY | The Islamic Center of Siouxland has started a $300,000 expansion that the mosque says will create needed space for a ... that the new addition will meet the religious and cultural needs of our community for now and for the foreseeable future," the Islamic Center said in the release.
ActionNewsJax.com
December 5, 2017
Officials began investigating Bolatete in late October after a confidential source said he was planning an attack on the Islamic Center of Northeast Florida, Sheriff Mike Williams said. An undercover officer got in contact with Bolatete and federal and state investigators were notified, Williams said. A criminalÃÂ ...
New Haven Register
December 1, 2017
ORANGE — First Selectman Jim Zeoli this week praised the New Haven Islamic Center on Bull Hill Road for a “generous” $1,000 donation to the town's food bank. But M. Asaf Sheikh, president of the center's Board of Trustees, said it's all a part of the spirit of Islam to “take care of neighbors.” He said thereÃÂ ...
