By Noha AlgahimiOn August 5, 2020, five members of a Senegalese-American Muslim family incurred fatal injury in a fire that consumed their Colorado home. Denver authorities have opened investigations into the fire, citing evidence of potential arson. The Diol family, consisting of Djibril Diol, his wife, daughter, sister, and niece, were a vital part of the Denver…
By Lana M. Waheed“People come here from other countries for a better life. The only people who have been here longer than anyone else are the Native Americans.” These are the words that Mahud Villalaz, 42 and a U.S. citizen, spoke in response to an aggressive 61-year-old man when he was accused of being undocumented in the United…
By Amina RadwanDuring the early hours of the 10th of April, a Muslim woman was attacked by a knife-wielding man in Milwaukee, Wisconsin after attending morning prayers. According to sources, the injured woman was treated at a local hospital after the assault. Although opting to initially remain anonymous, in the consequent days, 68-year-old Leila Hamichdg came forward as the…
By Amani SalahudeenFew can ever forget the brutal murder of Nabra Hassanen in the final 10 days of Ramadan 2017. Friends confirmed that Nabra was walking with a group of girls after leaving the ADAMS Center, a mosque in Sterling, VA, after late-night Ramadan prayers when they got into an altercation with a man who got out of his car and…
By SaniyaThis morning, we woke up to saddening news of multiple mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand. Police have confirmed that there are”multiple fatalities,” as a number of gunmen opened fire as a congregation was in the middle of Friday prayers. As of the latest reports, 30 were killed at Al Noor mosque, with 10 fatalities…
By Amanda SadlerAfter being labeled “a racist and a thug” by Judge Francis Sheridan, David Gallacher was sentenced to 47 months in prison for attacking a Muslim woman and her husband outside of a store in England. Samsam Haji-Ali subsequently lost her twins just days after the Aug. 6 attack. Her husband, Abdullah Sulaiman, required stitches after…
