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The Latest: Suspected Holocaust memorial vandal held on bailThe lawyer for a man charged with throwing a rock through a glass panel at the New England Holocaust Memorial says her client suffers from mental health issues
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Lawyer: Suspected Holocaust memorial vandal is mentally ill
A lawyer for a man suspected of vandalizing the New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston says he suffers from mental health issues
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Teen killed after leaving mosque was 'loved by so many people,' imam saysAt a funeral in Sterling, Virginia, this afternoon, for a 17-year-old girl who police say was killed this past weekend after she left her mosque, Imam Mohamed Magid said the slain teenager was "so loved by so many people." Darwin Martinez Torres, 22, is in custody for the homicide of Nabra Hassanen
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Muslims 'absolutely' the group most victimized by global terrorism, researchers sayThis week's terrorist attack targeting people leaving a London mosque after Ramadan prayers is part of a wider trend in which Muslims are frequently among those most affected by terrorism around the world, researchers told ABC News. While attacks by Muslims against non-Muslims in Europe have
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US civil rights groups worry anti-Muslim sentiment is fueling right-wing extremismCivil rights groups are expressing concern that a wave of anti-Muslim sentiment is fueling the growth of right wing extremism across the United States, citing dozens of anti-Sharia demonstrations across the U.S. this weekend and an ongoing uptick in online recruitment. Police in Seattle and St.
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Anti-Sharia marches, counter-protests planned across the USA series of marches against Sharia, a strict form of Islamic law, are set to take place in dozens of cities across the United States on Saturday. The nationwide rallies, dubbed the "March Against Sharia," coincide with the Muslim holiday Ramadan and are sponsored by ACT for America, an organization
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Portland fatal stabbings point to rise in hate speech, civil rights advocates sayCivil rights advocates say the stabbings in Portland, Oregon, that left two people dead and one injured come amid an increase in incidents of hate speech and hate crimes around the country since the 2016 presidential election. Jeremy Joseph Christian of North Portland has been arrested in
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Suspect who set fire to Florida mosque seen in surveillance video, police sayDeputies in Hillsborough County, Florida, are searching for a male suspect seen in a newly released surveillance video setting fire to a local mosque. The incident occurred on February 27, 2017 at approximately 2:00 a.m. local time at the Islamic Society of New Tampa in Thonotosassa. Hillsborough
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Hawaii judge puts Trump's revised travel ban on holdTwo federal judges have ruled against President Donald Trump 's revised travel ban, dealing another body blow to one of the president's signature domestic security initiatives. In the more sweeping outcome, U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson on Wednesday issued a nationwide temporary restraining