Police are “not investigating it as a hate crime.”
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NY Daily News: Man broke 19-year-old woman’s jaw, hurled anti-Muslim remarks at her
Police say the victim was talking to her brother when the suspect accused her of talking about him and punched her in the face.
NY Daily News: Man Who Made Death Threats Against CAIR Employee Gets Six Months House Arrest
Man who stabbed mosque caretaker and then threatened CAIR employee given house arrest.
Staten Island: Teens Arrested For Throwing Pork At Muslim Woman’s Home
Three White teens, aged 16-19 threw pork ribs at the home of a Muslim woman Saturday night, sparking a hate crime investigation by the NYPD.
Linda Sarsour, Civil Rights Activist Attacked, Threatened with Beheading in Brooklyn
An Arab civil rights activist was attacked in Brooklyn Wednesday by a man who hurled slurs and threatened to behead her.
Democrat Eliot Engel appears at pro-Israel rally featuring anti-Muslim activist Pamela Geller
Engel’s presence at a rally that invited Geller, a blogger and activist whose bread and butter is casting aspersions on Muslims, raised eyebrows on Twitter and elsewhere.
New York: Man shouting ‘Go back to your (expletive) country’ stabs Muslim food cart vendor
Ayman Shiha was attacked with a knife by a crazed man yelling at him to “go back to your F–in country.”
Queens man charged in firebombing of mosque found fit to stand trial
Ray Lengend, hurled a Molotov cocktail at the Imam Al-Khoel Islamic Center in Jamaica, Queens, in December 2011 and carrying out five firebombings using Starbucks Frappuccino bottles filled with gasoline that targeted Muslims.
New York Drops Unit That Spied on Muslims
“The Demographics Unit created psychological warfare in our community,” said Linda Sarsour, of the Arab American Association of New York.
No One Helped A Muslim Teen When A Man Spat On Her, Called Her A Terrorist: Reports
A man on board a New York City bus allegedly spat on a 15-year-old Muslim girl on Tuesday, pushed her, and called her a “terrorist.”
Victoria Jackson says she is fighting for the ‘soul of America’
When a Muslim, Daoud Abudiab, moved in near Victoria Jackson’s suburban neighborhood, she responded with a post on her website titled, “Civilization Jihad, Hits Home (my back yard, literally).”
Captain America in a turban
I wore that costume to challenge the way New Yorkers think about superheroes — and bearded Sikhs like me
Linda Sarsour: Being Arab or Muslim is not probable cause for NYPD spying
I learned a few days ago that the NYPD’s Intelligence Division labeled my non-profit organization a “Terrorism Enterprise.”