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Florida Tea Party event turns into confrontation with protesters
A Tuesday press conference in Tampa, Florida, criticizing a local Islamic leader’s school appearance was interrupted by protesters denouncing the organizers for using hateful rhetoric. WTVT-TV reported that the gathering, involving the “Education Coalition” of a local Christian organization, the Community Issues Council (CIC), was intended to protest local school…
Muslim group pleads for FBI help after family’s home hit with firebomb
The Center for American Islamic Relations (CAIR) issued its second call for a federal investigation on Thursday into the “possible bias motive” of whoever threw a firebomb at a Florida Muslim family’s home in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Nobody was hurt in the incident due to the unknown…
Pigs legs thrown onto proposed mosque site during prayers
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is asking for a federal inquiry into an incident in which pigs legs were thrown onto the driveway of a proposed mosque site in Southern California. The incident at the intended location of the Al-Nur Islamic Center occurred shortly before 10:00 PM on Tuesday, as…
Anti-Muslim general withdraws from West Point prayer breakfast
A retired lieutenant general, who has a history of anti-Islamic bigotry, has withdrawn from West Point’s National Prayer Breakfast. After pressure from veteran and Muslim groups, retired Lieutenant General William G. “Jerry” Boykin decided not to attend the event, according to The New York Times. “We welcome Mr. Boykin’s withdrawal…
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