Islamophobia

Muslim Woman: School Said I Was A Terrorist In Retaliation For Sexual Harassment Complaint

Jillian Rayfield | January 19, 2012, 4:51PM

A Muslim woman is suing the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut for allegedly expelling her and telling the FBI that she was a terrorist, she says in retaliation for a sexual harassment complaint she made against a fellow student.

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Topics: Connecticut, FBI, Islamophobia, Sexual harassment, University of Bridgeport

Donny Eugene Mower

California Man Gets Five Years For Planned Parenthood Firebombing And Mosque Vandalism

Jillian Rayfield | January 10, 2012, 10:28AM

A California man was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic and vandalizing a mosque.

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Topics: Donny Eugene Mower, Islamophobia, Mosques, Planned Parenthood

Muslims

CAIR Points To Anti-Muslim Postings In Wake Of Mosque Attacks

Ryan J. Reilly | January 2, 2012, 12:10PM

An Islamic group is pointing to online posts encouraging individuals to toss Molotov cocktails into mosques in the wake of a wave of attacks in New York City on Sunday night that appeared to be aimed at Muslims.

Police are probing four attacks in Queens, involving Molotov cocktails construsted with Starbucks Frappuccino bottles against four locations, including a mosque and a Hindu place of worship. About 75 people were in the mosque at the time of that attack but there were no injuries. Police say the male suspect was driving a silver sport utility vehicle.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) suggested in a press release that the attacks could have been connected to posts on an anti-Muslim blog.

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Topics: Islamophobia, Muslim-Americans, Muslims