A 24-year-old man from New Jersey has pleaded guilty to vandalizing the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University during the Eid-al-Fitr Muslim holiday. Jacob Beacher of North Plainfield admitted to the federal hate crime of damaging religious property, which included stealing a Palestinian flag and a charity box while damaging prayer ston...
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s Bedminster, New Jersey golf club will host an “awards gala” on Sept. 5, celebrating individuals involved in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. The event is being organized by pro-Trump PACs NEW GEN 47 and Vote Your Vision. It will honor contributors to the “Justice for All” […]...
A New Jersey high school assistant principal is under investigation for intimidating members of the Muslim Students’ Association (MSA). Edison High School’s Nicole Himmelstein has been accused of threatening MSA members for seeking to organize a Ramadan celebration with nearby schools. The Edison Board of Education is investigating the...
More than 40,000 New Jersey voters have chosen the uncommitted option on the ballot, signaling support for a cease-fire in Gaza. Although President Joe Biden secured 88% of the vote, nearly 9% of Democratic voters in the state remain uncommitted. In New Mexico, the uncommitted vote, driven by opposition to Biden’s handling of Israel’s w...
Twenty-four-year-old Jacob Beacher has been arrested for a hate crime at Rutgers University’s Center for Islamic Life. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey announced that he allegedly broke in and destroyed property, including sacred items during Eid celebrations. He also stole a Palestinian flag and a donation box. The in...
New York, United States – AFP An imam who was shot on Wednesday outside a mosque near New York has died, a US official told AFP. Police in the city of Newark, New Jersey, did not give a motive for the incident. “Hassan Sharif was a Transportation Security Officer at Newark Liberty International Airport since […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – An imam was shot early Wednesday morning outside a mosque in Newark, New Jersey, authorities confirmed to Anadolu. The shooting took place at 6:16 a.m. (1116 GMT) outside the Masjid Muhammed-Newark. The victim, whom police did not identify, was transported to the nearby state-owned University Hospital and was in critica...
