Suspected Radical Christian shoots Muslim

TOM GORDON, Birmingham News, 2/25/06http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1140862886285020.xml&coll=2TUSCALOOSA - A man of Arab descent was in fair condition Friday night after being shot Thursday night by a man who had been yelling racial slurs outside a Middle Eastern takeout restaurant near the University of Alabama campus.Among those who went to the aid of Nabil Chagri was John Bart Tyra, a Marine Reservist who returned from a tour in Iraq nearly a year ago. Afterward, Tyra said he was sickened by the incident."I shed a few tears over it, let's put it that way," said Tyra, a Tuscaloosa resident and a lance corporal in the Bessemer-based 4th Anti-Terrorism Battalion. "It just breaks my heart that that can happen here in the United States."Friday morning, authorities arrested Jason Michael Gardner, 23, of Northport. He was charged with attempted murder and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. Gardner was in the Tuscaloosa County Jail on Friday night, with bonds set at $130,000.The incident happened shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday at the Quick Grill, a small takeout restaurant specializing in Middle Eastern foods. It's situated on a stretch of University Boulevard known as the Strip.Jassim Madan, a native of the Persian Gulf country of Bahrain, said he has operated the restaurant for about five years.Madan said he was inside Thursday night when a customer told him a man was urinating on the restaurant. When the man was told to leave, Madan said, the man used a racial slur and slapped one of the restaurant's customers. (MORE)--

-SHOOTING VICTIM OUT OF HOSPITAL, ARAB-AMERICAN GROUP JOIN PROBE - TOPAssociated Press, 2/28/06http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=4562804&nav=0RdETUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- An Arab-American shot outside a Tuscaloosa restaurant is out of the hospital. 27-year-old Nabil Chagri was in his van with his wife and children outside the Quick Grill Thursday night when a man fired shots into the vehicle. Chagri was shot in the head and back. His wife and children were not injured.Police charged 23-year-old Jason Michael Gardner of Northport with attempted murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle. Meanwhile, the Council on American-Islamic Relations is looking into whether the shooting should have been a hate crime. (MORE)-----

Christian man shoots Muslim

Jason Morton, Tuscaloosa News, 2/28/06http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060228/NEWS/602280341/1007[NOTE: A representative of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation is in Tuscaloosa to investigate the incident and to coordinate with the local community. Contact Deedra Abboud at 602-790-9319.]TUSCALOOSA The Council on American-Islamic Relations is looking into the possibility that a shooting on The Strip last week may have been a hate crime against a Middle Eastern man.Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for CAIR, a Washington, D.C.-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group, said CAIR becomes involved in cases that appear to have hate-crime motivations."If there were racial overtones in the original dispute that led up to the shooting, that would be of interest to us," Hooper said. "And we would want local, state and national law enforcement agencies to investigate it with a possible racial motive in mind." . . .The shooting occurred after an argument between a man fitting Gardner's description and Jassim Madan, the owner of the Quick Grill. Madan had caught Gardner urinating on the back of the business about 11 p.m., Thursday, authorities said.Chagri was present during the confrontation but did not take part in it, said Lt. Loyd Baker, commander of the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit.It's not clear why Gardner fired at Chagri, Baker said, although investigators believe that Chagri was Gardner's intended target."It appears, at this point, that he was retaliating over anger from the earlier incident," Baker said, "and I believe the person that he shot was the intended target."I'm just not sure that he knew who that person was while he shot into that car."So far, investigators have not affixed race as a motivating factor in the shooting, Baker said.However, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which investigates hate crimes and offenses that deprive residents of their civil rights, has been notified."We are still monitoring the case," said Agent Raymond Zicarelli, spokesman for the bureau. (

Mosque bombing in Ohio

TRAIL COLD" IN CLIFTON MOSQUE BOMBING - TOPWCPO, 2/22/06http://www.wcpo.com/news/2006/local/02/22/mosque.htmlTri-state Muslim leaders say they don't know of any leads into a double bombing that damaged a Clifton mosque in December.The Clifton Avenue mosque complex was not occupied when the blasts occurred.On Wednesday, as the Council on American-Islamic Relations announced a giveaway of books and DVDs on the prophet Muhammad, its president talked about the trouble in finding any suspects."The trail is cold, at this point. It's very, very frustrating for our community as they keep asking us what has been happening. At this point, nothing, no leads," said CAIR President Zeinbab Shaath-Schwein.Local council leaders say they are still hopeful someone will eventually step forward with information about the December bombing.

WOMAN LEAVES DEATH THREAT IN MOSQUE, OFFICIAL SAYS - TOPKelly Rush, Daily Bulletin, 2/21/06http://dailybulletin.com/news/ci_3529795POMONA - A Christian woman has been accused of walking into a mosque and leaving a written death threat, decorated with drawings of the Christian cross and signed with her name and thumbprint, on the mosque's pulpit.After placing the note on the pulpit, the Christian woman, who was not named, walked back through the mosque, turned to a female parishioner and said, "You see this face? Remember this face. I'll be back," said Radwan Hafuda, vice president of the Islamic Center of Claremont in Pomona.Hafuda said the Feb. 3 incident was recorded by a security camera inside the mosque.The threat, which read "We will kill every last one of you; we are at war," recently was made public by the Southern California office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.Cathy Viray, spokeswoman for the FBI, said the agency was looking into the matter, but declined to comment further.Hafuda said the threat has shaken parishioners. Mosque leaders now are considering adding security features, including a guard and more cameras. Local police have added patrols around the center as well, he said.Hafuda said the woman is not a member of the mosque, and church members do not recall ever seeing her before.It is unclear whether the woman acted alone or whether she is affiliated with any groups, religious or otherwise.Pomona police and Los Angeles County Sheriff's officials could not confirm whether the woman has been arrested.Muslim leaders said the Pomona incident is the latest in a string of recent vandalisms and possible bias-related attacks at mosques throughout the nation.In December, a pipe bomb detonated at an Ohio mosque, causing major damage to the front door and windows, said Ra'id Faraj, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Incidents also were reported at mosques in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Florida, Texas, Nebraska and New York, the organization reported."The community doesn't take it lightly," Faraj said. "Every now and then there has been an incident, depending on the atmosphere (toward Muslims) around the world. But definitely, this is not the norm. The majority of American Islamic centers are welcomed in the communities." (MORE)

Terrorists Threaten Mosques

FBI INVESTIGATES THREAT AGAINST MOSQUE - TOP NBC 4, 2/18/06http://www.nbc4.tv/news/7198766/detail.htmlPOMONA -- The FBI is investigating a flyer found in a Pomona mosque, threatening to "kill every last one of you," an agency official said Saturday.The flyer was left at the Islamic Center of Claremont in Pomona on Feb. 3, according to Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Council of American-Islamic Relations Southern California, which describes itself as the nation's largest Muslim civil liberties group."Americans of all faiths should be concerned whenever a house of worship is threatened," Ayloush said. "Religious and political leaders must speak out against the anti-Muslim bigotry that can prompt such threats."An anti-Muslim sign was left outside a Texas mosque earlier this month and that the FBI was investigating attacks at a Michigan mosque, Ayloush said.In December, bombs damaged an Ohio mosque.Vandalism and other threats have been reported at other California mosques and those in Florida, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas.SEE ALSO:FBI PROBES ANTI-MUSLIM FLYER IN LOS ANGELES - TOP Xinhua, 2/18/06http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/18/content_4196841.htmLOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 () -- The FBI is investigating an anti-Muslim flyer found in a mosque earlier this month in a Los Angeles suburb town, the agency said Friday.FBI spokesperson Laura Eimiller confirmed that the agency had begun the investigating on the flyer threatening to "kill every last one of you," which has drawn concerns among local Muslim communities.The flyer was left at the Islamic Center of Claremont in Pomona, some 50 km east of downtown Los Angeles, on Feb. 3, according to Hussam Ayloush, an official from a local Muslim civil liberties group."Americans of all faiths should be concerned whenever a house of worship is threatened," said Ayloush, executive director of the Council of American-Islamic Relations Southern California, which describes itself as the nation's largest Muslim civil liberties group."Religious and political leaders must speak out against the anti-Muslim bigotry that can prompt such threats," he said.Elsewhere, an anti-Muslim sign was left outside a Texas mosque earlier this month and the FBI was also investigating attacks at a Michigan mosque, according to Ayloush.Bombs damaged an Ohio mosque in December and vandalism and other threats have been reported in recent months at other California mosques and those in Florida, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas, media reports said.

Christian get probation in cross burnning

MAN GETS PROBATION IN CROSS BURNING - TOP A federal judge also orders the Edmonds man to do 200 hours of community service.Herald Net, 2/18/06http://heraldnet.com/stories/06/02/18/100loc_b4cross001.cfmSEATTLE - An Edmonds Christian who admitted burning a cross in the yard of an Arab-American family in 2004 was sentenced by a federal court judge Friday to three years of probation, 90 days of electronic home detention and 200 hours of community service.Collin Patrick Sargent, a 19 year old Christian, pleaded guilty in July, admitting that he helped construct the 5-foot wooden cross, brought it to the victim's residence in north Edmonds and ignited it after dousing with a flammable liquid.Two others have admitted lying to a federal grand jury and will be sentenced later.U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly told Sargent that "burning a cross is a universal symbol of hate and intimidation. Anybody of any race who had a cross burned on their property would feel threatened and fearful."The burning also would have an effect on other minorities who read or heard about it, Zilly said. The community service could serve as a way for Sargent to make up for anyone injured by the incident, the judge added.According to court records, Sargent had a falling out with a young man who lived at the Edmonds home.

Christian Terrorists threat made Against Masjid

THREATENING FLYER LEFT AT S. CALIF. MOSQUE - CAIR-LA calls for repudiation of anti-Muslim bigotry(ANAHEIM, CA, 2/17/2006) - The Southern California office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today said the FBI is investigating a threat allegedly made against the Islamic Center of Claremont in Pomona, Calif.According to mosque officials, on February 3 a Christian woman left a flyer at the center that contained the threat: "We will kill every last one of you. . .We are at WAR.""Americans of all faiths should be concerned whenever a house of worship is threatened," said CAIR-LA Executive Director Hussam Ayloush. "Religious and political leaders must speak out against the anti-Muslim bigotry that can prompt such threats."Ayloush noted that an anti-Muslim sign was left outside a Texas mosque earlier this month and that the FBI is investigating attacks on a Michigan mosque. He said vandalism or other possible bias-related incidents have been reported recently at mosques in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Florida, Texas, Nebraska, California, and New York. In December of last year, bombs damaged an Ohio mosque.

Christian speaker makes racists comments.

Christian Hate monger and darling of the republicans ann kkkoulter spewed racist remarks towards Muslims and Arabs this week. Her hate monegring friends appalaud her all over the Blogosphere.

Christians Assault Imam

IMAM ASSAULTED, MOSQUE VANDALIZED IN DETROIT ENCLAVE - TOPAssociated Press, 2/16/06http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-32/1140087244184050.xml&storylist=newsmichiganHAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) - Authorities are investigating reports of an assault on a Muslim cleric and vandalism and harassment of worshippers at a Detroit-area mosque.The FBI is involved in the case, and Gov. Jennifer Granholm has offered state aid if needed, according to The Detroit News.The reports involve Al-Islah Islamic Center in Hamtramck, a city of about 23,000 surrounded by Detroit.On Sunday, Christian youths entered the mosque, took shoes that worshippers had left by the door and threw them at congregants, mosque officials say. They say twice this year, objects were thrown through mosque windows.On Feb. 9, three Christian men accosted Imam Muhammad Uddin, and he was hit with a shovel, said Al-Islah President Abdul Motlib. He said Uddin did not require treatment for a leg injury but was unable to attend the mosque for two days."There is more that can be done about this situation than what the city has done," Motlib said. "I understand we don't have enough police. If they want to bring in the Wayne County (sheriff) or the state police, it is easy to control this."In addition, 15 Muslim merchants have been mugged within two weeks, according to a news release from the Council on American-Islamic Relations."We are disturbed by the vandalism of the mosque and the high frequency of attacks that have taken place in a very short time span," said Dawud Walid, the group's Michigan executive director.On Monday, council representatives met with Granholm and state Civil Rights Director Linda Parker and requested better policing near the mosque. (MORE)

Christians vandalize Muslim Graves

VANDALS IN DENMARK STRIKE MUSLIM GRAVES - TOP Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post Foreign Servicehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/12/AR2006021201087.html COPENHAGEN, Feb. 12 -- About 25 Muslim graves in western Denmark were vandalized late Saturday night by Christian extremists, bringing swift condemnation from Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as tensions simmer from a Danish newspaper's publication last year of cartoons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad."I strongly condemn this disgraceful act, and I deeply regret the desecration of Muslim graves," Rasmussen said in a statement released by his office Sunday night. "I have made it clear that the Danish government condemns any _expression or any action which offends people's religious feelings."Ahmed Akkari, a prominent Muslim leader in Denmark, said he was "happy" that Rasmussen had issued the statement so quickly. He said that in similar cases in the past, "nothing happened." Akkari said he believed that those who vandalized the Muslim graves in the city of Esbjerg, in Jutland, west of Copenhagen, "do not represent the Danish people's general attitude." (MORE)

Christians Vandalize Detroit Mosque

LATHRUP VILLAGE, MI, 2/15/06) - The Michigan office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) announced today that the FBI is investigating recent vandalism and attacks at a Detroit-area mosque.On February 12, the Al-Islah Islamic Center in Hamtramck, Mich., was vandalized when objects were thrown through a side window located in the mosque's prayer room while congregants were listening to a lecture.In January, the Imam of the mosque was assaulted by a group of three men. Later that same week, rocks were thrown through another window, again while congregants were present. All of these incidents have been reported to the Hamtramck Police Department.On February 13, CAIR-MI representatives met with Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and Michigan Civil Rights Department Director Linda Parker and informed them about the need to improve police presence in the area of the mosque. CAIR-Mialso asked that law enforcement officials send internal alerts to watch for suspicious activities at Islamic houses of worship, particularly in Hamtramck. Community leaders report that some 15 Muslim merchants have been mugged in less than two weeks."We are disturbed by the vandalism of the mosque and the high frequency of attacks that have taken place in a very short time span," said CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid.

Christian Soldiers beat Iraqi Teen Agers.

BRITISH TROOPS VIDEOED 'BEATING IRAQIS' - TOP Jo Revill and Ned Temko, The Observer, 2/12/06http://politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/story/0,,1708162,00.htmlDetails emerged last night of a shocking video which appears to show a group of Christian soldiers brutally beating and kicking defenceless Iraqi teenagers in an army compound.The footage is said to show eight soldiers pulling four teenagers off the street following a riot and dragging them into their army base, before beating them with batons, as well as punching and kicking them.An urgent Military Police investigation was under way last night into the events shown in the video. The Ministry of Defence issued the following statement: 'We are aware of these very serious allegations and can confirm that they are the subject of an urgent Royal Military Police investigation. We condemn all acts of abuse and treat any allegation of wrongdoing extremely seriously.' (MORE)

christians Vandalize Muslim Grave Yard

Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post Foreign Servicehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/12/AR2006021201087.html COPENHAGEN, Feb. 12 -- About 25 Muslim graves in western Denmark were vandalized late Saturday night by Christian extremists, bringing swift condemnation from Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as tensions simmer from a Danish newspaper's publication last year of cartoons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad."I strongly condemn this disgraceful act, and I deeply regret the desecration of Muslim graves," Rasmussen said in a statement released by his office Sunday night. "I have made it clear that the Danish government condemns any _expression or any action which offends people's religious feelings."Ahmed Akkari, a prominent Muslim leader in Denmark, said he was "happy" that Rasmussen had issued the statement so quickly. He said that in similar cases in the past, "nothing happened." Akkari said he believed that those who vandalized the Muslim graves in the city of Esbjerg, in Jutland, west of Copenhagen, "do not represent the Danish people's general attitude." (MORE)

Christians try to terrorize Houstan Muslims

ANTI-MUSLIM SIGN FOUND NEAR HOUSTON MOSQUE - TOPhttp://www.click2houston.com/news/6841433/detail.htmlHOUSTON -- Houston police removed an anti-Muslim sign found outside a southeast Houston mosque but said the case would most likely not be investigated as a hate crime, KPRC Local 2 reported on Wednesday.The 3-foot-by-6-foot sign written in black Crayon that calls Muslims the enemy was found Monday outside the Islamic Society of Greater Houston's Southeast Zone Masjid, located on Old Galveston Road near South Shaver Street."It tried to depict the community here or American Muslims in general as being the enemy and it also had a little character at the bottom trying to associate Muslims with terrorism," said Kaleem Siddiqui, a spokesman for the Houston chapter of The Council on American-Islamic Relations.Siddiqui told KPRC Local 2 that the sign was hurtful to Muslims who worship at the mosque.A 3-foot-by-6-foot sign written in black Crayon that called Muslims the enemy was posted on this fence, which sits outside the Islamic Society Of Greater Houston's Southeast Zone Masjid on Old Galveston Road near South Shaver Street."People have a couple of reactions. One, they are pretty shocked that that would happen in this area. This area is very diverse and there haven't been a lot of issues on this side of town. And, they are a little upset that their neighbors would do something like this to them & that it could come from their own community," Siddiqui said.

Christian Terrorists captured

N: 3 MEN SUSPECTS IN ATTEMPT TO TORCH ISLAMIC BUSINESS - TOPNATALIA MIELCZAREK, Ashland City times, 2/4/06http://www.ashlandcitytimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060204/NEWS01/602040339/1291/MTCN01Authorities took three Christian men into custody yesterday as primary suspects in an attempted arson of an Islamic store and restaurant earlier in the day while they searched for suspects in an attempted firebombing of a local Islamic center Thursday.A witness disturbed by a loud noise about 3:40 a.m. yesterday called the police to report a burglary at Bakery USA on Elysian Fields Avenue and described the getaway car that the suspects drove, the same one later discovered by Metro police near at the scene, police said.The men burglarized the place, poured gasoline in the back of the building and at some point left with intent to buy more of the flammable liquid and return to the bakery, Metro police said. The extent of the damage to the bakery was unclear yesterday.Arrested were Carl Bullard, 26, Thomas Allard, 21, and Corbin McBride, 18. They are expected to face charges in federal court. . .In the earlier incident, Metro's bomb squad was called Thursday afternoon to the Al-Mahdi Islamic Center on Wingrove Street after a discovery of a small container filled with flammable substance, commonly referred to as a Molotov cocktail, that was thrown through the window inside the center, Metro police said.A bottle with ignitable substance set on fire was tossed through a window into the center either late Wednesday or early Thursday morning. When it landed inside, it self extinguished, Metro police said. No one was hurt, and the building sustained little damage, ATF officials said.Both acts shouldn't be tolerated, said Awadh Binhazim with Islamic Center of Nashville."It's unacceptable to target anyone because of their faith, whether they're businesses or sanctuaries of worship. This is a county that encourages freedom of worship, and people should be free to worship that which they choose, as well as be safe to conduct business. Just because they're Muslim, or any other faith, they should not be targeted." (MORE)

Christians vandalize houstan Mosque

ANTI-MUSLIM SIGN PUT UP AT HOUSTON MOSQUE - TOPVandalism may be linked to Danish cartoon controversy(HOUSTON, TX, 2/7/2006) - The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) today called on the FBI to investigate an anti-Muslim sign left at a local mosque as a possible hate crime.CAIR-Houston officials say the large plywood sign was discovered last night outside Masjid Abu Bakr Siddque in southeast Houston. (SEE: http://isgh.org/isgh_centers.cfm ) Statements written on the sign claimed that Muslims are America s enemy and attempted to defame Islam s Prophet Muhammad."Americans of all faiths need to repudiate the kind of hatred and bigotry that results in attacks on houses of worship," said CAIR-Houston Board Member Kaleem Siddiqui. Siddiqui said placement of the sign may have been prompted by the worldwide controversy over publication of Danish cartoons attacking the Prophet Muhammad.CAIR said vandalism or other possible bias-related incidents have been reported recently at mosques in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Florida, Texas, Nebraska, California, and New York. In December of last year, bombs damaged an Ohio mosque.SEE: CAIR Offers Reward for Info on OH Mosque Bombingshttp://cair.com/default.asp?Page=articleView&id=1923&theType=NR

Christians blocking Mosque

Christian radicals are hard at work trying to block the building of a new Mosque in Somerville.

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Officials further claim application proceedings were charged with xenophobic "us vs. them" discourse and called complaints by neighbors "inflammatory, often hostile, community opposition."
"The board consistently iterated that they were not anti-Muslim, biased or otherwise impacted by the religion at issue. But, when making its decision, the masks came off," the court brief reads. "Board members suggested that the outcome might be different, 'If it were local people from a local church ...'"
The yellow-shingled house at 63 Southside Ave. was purchased by the center in June 1998 and used as a place to worship by a handful of local Muslim faithful. As the gathering grew, the center hired an imam, or spiritual leader, and began holding open Friday prayers.

What the Christian Bible teaches

here is one of the more bizarre passages from the bible.

Mat 19:12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from [their] mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive [it], let him receive [it].

Christian Woman Arrested for Terrorist Attack

CA: SUSPECTED MOSQUE VANDAL ARRESTED - TOPKCRA, 2/1/06http://www.kcra.com/news/6653411/detail.htmlSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Sacramento police have arrested a Christian woman in connection with a possible hate crime at a downtown mosque.Police responded to the mosque at Fourth and V streets Monday, and found a copy of the Koran tossed on floor. A fire extinguisher had also been sprayed inside the building, creating a smoky haze. Neighboring homes and businesses had to be evacuated while hazmat crews determined what was causing the haze.Authorities said 49-year-old Cynthia Sunshine, of Sacramento, was arrested at the mosque without incident Tuesday night and that she has been positively identified as the person responsible for Monday's vandalism.Sunshine was booked into the Sacramento County Jail on charges of burglary and vandalism.

Christian Extremist throw firebomb at Mosque

TN: BOMB CAUSES FIRE AT NASHVILLE ISLAMIC CENTER - TOPNATALIA MIELCZAREK, Tennesean, 2/3/06http://www.dicksonherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060203/NEWS03/60203002Metro police, the FBI and the ATF are investigating a possible hate crime against a south Nashville Islamic center.Officials said someone threw a container with flammable substance against a wall of the Al-Mahdi Islamic Center on 404 Wingrove Street earlier today. No one was hurt, and the building sustained minor damage, ATF officials said.The motive of the crime is under investigation. No one has been arrested in connection with the attack or claimed responsibility for it.SEE ALSO:SUSPECT CONFESSES TO OVERNIGHT FIREBOMBINGS - TOPNews Channel 5, 2/3/06http://www.newschannel5.com/content/news/17108.aspMetro police said someone broke out a back window at the Al-Mahdi Islamic Center on Wingrove Road in south Nashville and threw a plastic bottle filled with a flammable liquid inside. They believe the same suspect also tried to burn down the Bakery USA on Elysian Fields Road.The homemade bomb was tossed into the Islamic Center landed in one of the classrooms inside the building, but because it was plastic, it did not explode. It did start a fire in the room however, which caused some minor damage.Shiite Muslims use the mosque for prayer, but fortunately, nobody was inside at the time."We take these crimes very seriously and we're going to do everything we can to help identify the suspect or suspects involved. Very fortunately, the structure was very mildly damaged and we certainly want to apprehend these people as soon as possible," Metro Police Capt. Paul Trickey said.Not far from the Mosque, someone also tried to bomb the Bakery USA Thursday night. A witness told NewsChannel 5 that he saw three men try to break into the Muslim-run bakery, but he chased them off.Police believe the crimes were a misguided attempt at retaliation. They said the person responsible believed someone at one of the two targeted locations helped police execute a search warrant recently. That search warrant was served at a local pool hall, and was related to gang activity.Metro police, the ATF and the FBI were on scene Friday morning investigating both crimes, and police said one person has confessed to both firebombings. Authorities were talking to at least two other people in connection with the incidents.

CHRISTIAN PAPERS PRINT CARTOONS OF MUHAMMED

MORE CHRISTIAN PAPERS PRINT CARTOONS OF MUHAMMAD, FUELING DISPUTE WITH - TOPAlan Cowell, New York Times, 2/2/06http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/02/international/europe/02danish.htmlBroadening a debate that has set Europe against the Islamic world, several European newspapers on Wednesday reprinted cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad in an unflattering light, supporting a Danish newspaper that had inspired a huge outcry in the Islamic world by publishing them in the first place.The newspapers' actions fed a sharpening debate here over freedom of _expression, human rights and what the culture editor of Jyllands-Posten, the paper that first published the cartoons last September, called a "clash of civilizations" between secular Western democracies and Islamic societies. (MORE)

Christians give support for hate

CA RADIO STATION 'APPRECIATES' SUPPORT OF ANTI-MUSLIM RACIST - TOPInterfaith Leaders to hold news conference calling on station to repudiate hate(LOS ANGELES, CA, 2/1/2006) - On Thursday, February 2, Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace (ICUJP)* will hold a news conference outside KFI-AM 640 radio to urge that station officials repudiate anti-Muslim hate programming.WHAT: Interfaith Leaders Urge KFI Radio to Repudiate Anti-Muslim Hate ProgrammingWHEN: Thursday, February 2, at 11:30 a.m.WHERE: Outside Clear Channel Building (Corner of Olive and Lima), 3400 West Olive Ave., Burbank, CACONTACT: ICUJP - Thia Stephan 626-683-9004, 323-377-8828, E-mail: icujp@pacbell.net; CAIR-LA - Sabiha Khan, 714-776-1847 or 714-390-0334 e-mail: socal@cair.comICUJP says the news conference was prompted by an e-mail from a KFI employee thanking an anti-Muslim white supremacist for his support.In a message headlined "Don't listen to Muslims," a person identified as "Daniel" wrote to KFI:"I heard about the campaign against you by the Muslims. I ask you to ignore them. This country is for White Christians and if they don't like it they and their ugly families can go back to their dirty countries. The host was just being truthful."Michelle Kube, executive director of KFI's Bill Handel Show, replied to the hate message by writing: "Thanks for the support! We appreciate it!"CAIR-LA recently called on KFI to reprimand Handel for mocking the deaths of hundreds of Muslims taking part in the pilgrimage to Mecca. In that same broadcast, Handel also referred to Islam as a "strange religion."SEE: Muslim Group Asks Radio Host to Apologize (AP) To listen to Handel's remarks, go to: http://www.cair-net.org/audio/handel.mp3Handel has a history of making Islamophobic remarks. In March 2004, he aired a skit that claimed Muslims have sex with animals, avoid bathing and are obsessed with killing Jews. KFI was forced to apologize after many Muslims responded to a CAIR alert about the incident.

Muslim Women removed from court room for dressing modestly.

In a bizare move a christian judge threw out a Muslim women for dressing modestly. could have probably stayed in court if she was dressed like a whore.

'I FELT HUMILIATED' - TOPJon Repp, KOMO 1000 News, 1/30/06http://www.komotv.com/stories/41579.htmA Muslim woman is upset after a Tacoma judge kicked her out of his courtroom for refusing to remove her head-scarf. TACOMA - A Tacoma judge is under fire for kicking a Muslim woman out of his courtroom after she refused to remove her head-scarf."I felt humiliated," said 37-year old Mujaahidah Sayfullah, who has worn her head-scarf in court before.She says she couldn't believe it when first the bailiff and then Tacoma Municipal Court Judge David Ladenburg told her as she sat in the audience that either her head-scarf could go -- or she could."He said, 'well, if you're not gonna do it then I'm going to have to ask you to remove yourself from the courtroom,' " she said.She left, fearing the judge would take it out on the relative who was on trial.Judge Ladenburg stands by his decision"It's my understanding and belief that the Muslim religion does not prohibit the removal of head-coverings either for males of for females," he says...noting that unless he learns that an exception should be made, there's a courtroom standard that must be upheld.Ladenburg says it wasn't religious discrimination...but Mujaahidah says it sure felt like it, and that's why she's telling her story."Just for it to be exposed, and the public be aware that people are able to blatantly discriminate based upon their position of power," she said.The Council on American-Islamic relations has sent a note to Ladenburg, notifying him of the allegations against him.

Christian Radio personailty

LOCAL RADIO SKIT SPARKS MUSLIM CONTROVERSY - TOPMichael Muskal, Los Angeles Times, 1/31/06http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-013006kfi_lat,0,5871647.storyA local radio personality and a group that says it is fighting to empower American Muslims have squared off over a provocative skit that featured a make-believe traffic reporter covering the hajj, where hundreds of pilgrims were crushed to death.Bill Handel, the morning radio personality for KFI-AM (640), set off the furor when he broadcast the skit about a traffic reporter in a helicopter hovering over the hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, that attracts about 3 million faithful each year. On Jan. 12, 363 pilgrims were killed in an accident that Saudi authorities blamed on the dynamics of the crowd.Last week, the Southern California office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations called on Handel and the station to apologize for the skit, which the group said poked fun at Muslims. It also asked the station to reprimand Handel."We start at 5 o'clock in the morning offending people," Handel said in an audio statement on the station's website and given over the air. "That's what this show is about. We make fun of everybody. There is no group that is off limits to us."Handel said he would apologize to the group but imposed three conditions: The group must condemn all acts of terror; agree that Israel is a sovereign nation and has a right to defend its borders; and that CAIR has no ties to terror organizations or individuals.The answer to those demands are "yes, yes and no," said Sabiha Khan, communications director for the CAIR chapter."KFI and Hendel continue to fail to take responsibility for Bill Handel's offensive comments that he made, mocking the tragic deaths of innocent pilgrims during religious rituals," she said today in a television interview."I'm glad he is starting to acknowledge that an apology needs to be made, but it is unfortunate that he has to put conditions on doing the right thing," said Khan, who added that she had heard Hendel's broadcast. (MORE)SEE ALSO:RADIO HOST SETS APOLOGY TERMS - TOPAssociated Press, 1/31/06http://dailynews.com/news/ci_3459187A Los Angeles radio personality said Monday that he would apologize for an on-air skit that made fun of the deaths of hundreds of Muslims, but only if an Islamic civil-rights group denounces terrorism and acknowledges Israel's right to exist.The Council of American Islamic Relations demanded the apology last week after KFI-AM (640) host Bill Handel made fun of the deaths of at least 363 Muslims during a stampede at an annual pilgrimage in Mecca.According to CAIR, Handel imitated the people screaming and then joked that the Muslims should use a helicopter to monitor pilgrimage traffic, as is done with Los Angeles' freeway traffic.On his program Monday, Handel said he would apologize, but only if CAIR agreed to denounce "all bombing or attacks where intended victims are innocent citizens," to acknowledge Israeli sovereignty and to verify that the group has never had connections with any terrorist group or sponsor.If those conditions are met, "I'll be more than happy to apologize for offending people; I'll apologize all day long," Handel said in a live 12-minute response to CAIR's complaint. He said the station had received hundreds of letters from all over the world demanding an apology."CAIR's record is clear. We've had numerous statements denouncing terrorism and all the things he was talking about," said CAIR spokeswoman Sabiha Khan.She called Handel's conditions a smoke screen for his refusal to take responsibility for his remarks.---

Christian Terroist sets off chemical bomb in Mosque

CA: SUSPICIOUS FOG FILLS DOWNTOWN MOSQUE - TOPKCRA, 1/30/06http://www.kcra.com/news/6603646/detail.htmlCONTACT: Basim Elkarra, 916-441-6269, Email: sacval@cair.comSACRAMENTO -- An area of downtown Sacramento was evacuated Monday afternoon after a suspicious fog filled a mosque.The mosque is located near Fourth and V streets.Authorities said a woman entered the building shortly after noon prayers and left something behind that emitted a smoky haze. The woman had not been identified and remained at large Monday evening.The Sacramento Fire Department was called and firefighters noticed an odor and determined that the haze was not from smoke. The building and a one-block radius around it was evacuated and a hazardous materials team was called to the scene."A female white adult entered the mosque earlier in the afternoon and emitted some type of fogging device. The room was filled with some type of fog," Sacramento Police Department Sgt. Terrell Marshall said."It was shocking. Everyone was trying to find out what was happening. People come to this mosque on a daily basis ... hundreds pray here every Friday," said Basim Elkarra, who attends the mosque.A hazmat team entered the mosque and determined the fog was caused by a dry fire extinguisher that was activated. . .SEE ALSO:CAIR-SV: MOSQUE EVACUATED AFTER WOMAN SETS OFF FOG DEVICE - TOPChristina Jewett, Sacramento Bee, 1/30/06http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/14132838p-14961723c.htmlSacramento Police and Fire officials Monday afternoon investigated a suspicious plume of fog in the mosque at 4th and V Streets and evacuated surrounding residences, officials said.Sacramento Police spokesman Sgt. Terrell Marshall said no injuries have been reported as a result of the incident at Jame Masjid. Sacramento Fire Capt. Niko King said firefighters with training in hazardous materials determined that the chemical was from a portable fire extinguisher.Marshall said a woman in her 30s to 50s with reddish hair entered the mosque at about 3 p.m. and set off a device that released fog. Marshall said one man was praying inside the mosque at the time and witnessed the event. He promptly left the building.Marshall said Sacramento Police would like to talk to the woman to find out about the incident. She is about 5 feet tall and was wearing black tights and a green scarf, he said.