Chicago’s Muslim Community Center has been a subject to possible hate crimes. Established in 1969, it is one of the oldest and largest Muslim organizations in Chicago. Chair of the center’s security committee Saif Mazhar says office staff found what looked like bullet holes on the building’s glass doors during Labor Day weekend. When several ...
FBI Director Christopher Wray has highlighted the unprecedented array of threats facing the US, including cybercrime, terrorism, and foreign interference. Speaking from Minneapolis, Wray expressed concern over the simultaneous rise in domestic and international terrorism, espionage, and election meddling. He stressed the importance of inter-ag...
Chicago, United States – AFP As Chicago welcomes Democrats for their national convention, security services are braced for an array of possible threats — from potentially violent protests to lone wolf bids to avenge the attempt on Donald Trump’s life. America’s third-largest city has been hosting political party gatheri...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden said Sunday that he had ordered an ongoing federal law enforcement investigation into the attempted assassination of ex-President Donald Trump “be thorough and swift.” Addressing the nation from the White House, Biden said he spoke by phone with Trump Saturday evening during a “s...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said Sunday that it is looking into the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania as a “potential domestic terrorism act” while noting that the shooter had acted alone. “At this point (in) the investigation, it appears that ...
In a coordinated effort, US authorities apprehended eight men allegedly linked to ISIS in New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles over the weekend. Sources indicate these men hail from the Central Asian country of Tajikistan. Despite clean records during border checks, they were under FBI scrutiny, leading to their arrest by Immigration and Cu...
Renowned Israeli historian Ilan Pappé, a vocal critic of Zionism, was detained and interrogated by FBI agents upon his arrival at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. He was questioned for two hours about his views on Hamas, Israeli actions in Gaza, and his relationships with Arab and Muslim friends in the US. Pappé, who detailed the encounter [&hell...
Chicago’s Downtown Islamic Center was the target of a hate crime Sunday night. Worshippers shared how they were entering the mosque for prayers and faced verbal abuse and threats from a man shouting “All Muslims should die.” The perpetrator returned then with an object, smashing the mosque’s glass door. The incident unfolde...
WASHINGTON (AA) – When Mohamed Khairullah was abruptly turned away from a White House Eid al-Fitr celebration four months ago, he demanded answers. Khairullah, the longtime mayor of Prospect Park, New Jersey, had been invited to the event, and was on his way to the US capital when he received a call telling him that […]
