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riversedge

(70,182 posts)
Mon Jul 4, 2016, 08:46 AM Jul 2016

Worshipers attacked at mosques in Texas and Florida

These attacks will only get worse as long as we have a Republican US Presidential candidate who actively promotes hate--not only only against Muslims!!




Worshipers attacked at mosques in Texas and Florida


Man shot en route to pray in Houston, where suspects are on the run; man arrested after beating worshipper at Omar Mateen's mosque

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/houston-florida-mosques-worshipers-shooting-beating/ CBS/AP July 3, 2016, 10:43 AM


Attacks underscore fears that anti-Muslim violence on the rise


Last Updated Jul 3, 2016 9:42 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A string of attacks on Muslims near their mosques this weekend may be a sign of increasing physical violence against worshipers of Islam in the United States. It is a fear many have expressed as the issue of Muslims in the U.S. takes center stage during the 2016 presidential race.
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Meanwhile, worshipers at a mosque in Houston tell KTRK-TV .....................................

And in Brooklyn, New York, ........................

Police aren't classifying the incident as a hate crime and said the suspect began attacking the victims after they made some comments about his girlfriend.

However, the mosque is urging police to investigate the attack as a hate crime. One of the victims said the attacker called him a "terrorist" as he kicked him.
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In the Houston attack, a...............
"It is very scary right now given the current political climate," Mohammed Imaduddin said.

After the Orlando nightclub massacre, likely Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump doubled down on his call for a ban on all Muslims .....................

In the wake of the attacks in Paris and San Bernardino last year, ........................
Armed protesters picketed a mosque in Irving, Texas, some chanting "Every Muslim is a terrorist!".................................

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Worshipers attacked at mosques in Texas and Florida (Original Post) riversedge Jul 2016 OP
So much like the hatred for Iews in the 30's. Gman Jul 2016 #1
K/R marmar Jul 2016 #2
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