Graffiti Referencing New Zealand Attack Found Near Fire at California Mosque
5 years, 9 months ago

Graffiti Referencing New Zealand Attack Found Near Fire at California Mosque

Slate  

A fire at a mosque in Escondido, California, is being investigated as a possible hate crime after graffiti referencing the March 15 terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, was found in the building’s parking lot, according to the Associated Press. While the Escondido fire appears to be one of the first attempted hate crimes in the U.S. to explicitly reference the New Zealand shooting, a nonprofit in the U.K. has reported that anti-Muslim hate crimes have spiked dramatically—by 600 percent—since the shooting. According to the Guardian, the group learned of 95 incidents between March 15 and March 21, most of which referenced the New Zealand attack. On Sunday evening, according to the Washington Post, several hundred people attended an interfaith vigil near the Escondido mosque.

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Yeshiva Gedola shooting: Jewish school hit as antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes in Montreal rise
1 year, 1 month ago

Yeshiva Gedola shooting: Jewish school hit as antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes in Montreal rise

CNN  

Ottawa, Ontario CNN — A Jewish school in Montreal was targeted by gunfire for a second time in less than a week as the city deals with an uptick in antisemitic and Islamophobic crimes, officials say. “It’s horrific to think that someone would even think to, as a figure of speech, to shoot a bullet into this community,” Rabbi Menachem …

Yeshiva Gedola shooting: Jewish school hit as antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes in Montreal rise
1 year, 1 month ago

Yeshiva Gedola shooting: Jewish school hit as antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes in Montreal rise

CNN  

Ottawa, Ontario CNN — A Jewish school in Montreal was targeted by gunfire for a second time in less than a week as the city deals with an uptick in antisemitic and Islamophobic crimes, officials say. “It’s horrific to think that someone would even think to, as a figure of speech, to shoot a bullet into this community,” Rabbi Menachem …

New Zealand opens inquest into Christchurch mosque attacks that killed 51
1 year, 2 months ago

New Zealand opens inquest into Christchurch mosque attacks that killed 51

Al Jazeera  

Proceedings are expected to last six weeks and will seek to ‘shine a light’ on what happened in March 2019. New Zealand has opened an inquest into the murder of 51 people by a self-proclaimed white supremacist at two Christchurch mosques in 2019. Windley said the inquiry, which is scheduled to last six weeks, would “seek to shine a light” …

Islamophobic incidents surged in Australia in the aftermath of Christchurch mosque terror attacks
2 years, 9 months ago

Islamophobic incidents surged in Australia in the aftermath of Christchurch mosque terror attacks

ABC  

Ayah* was unbuckling her one-year-old daughter from the back seat of her car when she was startled by the sound of a revving engine behind her. Key points: The latest Islamaphobia in Australia report analyses 247 verified online and face to face incidents The majority of incidents involved hate speech or discrimination The report coincides with the third anniversary of …

A NYC mosque was vandalized with anti-Palestinian graffiti on Eid al-Fitr
3 years, 7 months ago

A NYC mosque was vandalized with anti-Palestinian graffiti on Eid al-Fitr

CNN  

CNN — New York City police are searching for the person who vandalized a mosque in Brooklyn with anti-Palestinian graffiti on one of the holiest days in the Muslim faith. Muslims in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood arrived to Tayba Islamic Center early on Thursday to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, when they discovered “Death 2 Palestine” …

Christchurch mosque attacks: Mistakes, but unpreventable
4 years, 1 month ago

Christchurch mosque attacks: Mistakes, but unpreventable

Al Jazeera  

Official inquiry says intelligence services were distracted from right-wing threats due to focus on ‘Islamic extremism’. The Royal Commission of Inquiry report concluded that, while intelligence services had directed their efforts away from investigating right-wing threats and instead focused heavily on the “threat of Islamist extremist” activity, they could not have been alerted of an imminent attack. The report, released …

‘Sickening’ antisemitic graffiti on synagogue and shops in London investigated by police
5 years ago

‘Sickening’ antisemitic graffiti on synagogue and shops in London investigated by police

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Police are investigating a “racially …

Deadly attack at San Diego-area synagogue underscores rise in anti-Jewish hate
5 years, 8 months ago

Deadly attack at San Diego-area synagogue underscores rise in anti-Jewish hate

LA Times  

The deadly shooting attack at a synagogue in Poway on Saturday underscores concerns about rising incidents of anti-Jewish hate across the nation. From Charleston to Pittsburgh to Oak Creek and from Christchurch to Sri Lanka, and now Poway, we need to say ‘enough is enough.’ Our leaders need to stand united against hate and address it both on social media …

Note referencing New Zealand terrorist attack found at possible arson fire at California mosque
5 years, 9 months ago

Note referencing New Zealand terrorist attack found at possible arson fire at California mosque

Firstpost  

A note referencing the recent terrorist attacks in New Zealand was found at the scene of a possible arson fire at a Southern California mosque, police said Sunday. Escondido: A note referencing the recent terrorist attacks in New Zealand was found at the scene of a possible arson fire at a Southern California mosque, police said Sunday. A note was …

‘New Zealand cares’: Thousands attend Christchurch attack vigil
5 years, 9 months ago

‘New Zealand cares’: Thousands attend Christchurch attack vigil

Al Jazeera  

Outpouring of national grief continues amid calls from PM, Muslim leaders for efforts to eliminate racism, Islamophobia. The March 15 massacre marked the worst mass shooting in New Zealand’s recent history and was branded a “terrorist attack” by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Survivor praises New Zealand’s ‘unity’ Mustafa Boztas, a 21-year-old survivor of the shooting at Al Noor, said remembrance …

Arsonist strikes mosque in Escondido, refers to New Zealand massacre in note
5 years, 9 months ago

Arsonist strikes mosque in Escondido, refers to New Zealand massacre in note

LA Times  

San Diego Union-Tribune An arsonist set a fire that blackened the walls of an Escondido mosque early Sunday and left a note on the house of worship’s driveway referencing a shooting rampage at two New Zealand mosques that left dozens dead, investigators said. There were seven people inside the Islamic Center of Escondido on West 6th Avenue when the incident …

New Zealand mosque attacks: While intel focuses on Islamist militants, Christchurch shooting shows how white nationalists fly beneath radar
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand mosque attacks: While intel focuses on Islamist militants, Christchurch shooting shows how white nationalists fly beneath radar

Firstpost  

Like other extremist groups, racist ideologues have leveraged the power and reach of the internet to disseminate violent ideas, and give advice on the logistics of terror. “We’re able to, in multiple sectors of government and policy… connect random knife attacks inspired by to a global terrorist movement with some ease,” Amarasingam wrote on Twitter after the Christchurch attack. In …

New Zealand gunman sent manifesto to PM minutes before attack
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand gunman sent manifesto to PM minutes before attack

Al Jazeera  

Jacinda Ardern says there was not enough time to prevent the carnage after the gunman emailed her and dozens of others. The accused shooter in the New Zealand mosque attacks sent Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern his 74-page diatribe against foreign “invaders” minutes before he launched the assault that killed at least 50 worshippers. Friday’s attack, which Ardern labelled as “terrorism”, …

New Zealand mosque shooter a white supremacist angry at immigrants
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand mosque shooter a white supremacist angry at immigrants

The Hindu  

The gunman behind at least one of the mosque shootings in New Zealand that left 49 people dead on Friday tried to make a few things clear in the manifesto he left behind — He is a 28-year-old Australian white nationalist who hates immigrants. Though he claimed not to covet fame, the gunman whose name was not immediately released by …

New Zealand mosque terror attack: Govts should prepare for extremist backlash, not treat attack as one-off
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand mosque terror attack: Govts should prepare for extremist backlash, not treat attack as one-off

Firstpost  

The world has witnessed numerous terror attacks by radical extremists who have had a connection to Islam. The context being referred to here: the terror attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand on 15 March, 2019, that resulted in 49 having been killed at the Al Noor mosque, seven at the Linwood mosque located in the suburbs, and one person who subsequently …

New Zealand attack: Dozens killed in shooting at two mosques in Christchurch.
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand attack: Dozens killed in shooting at two mosques in Christchurch.

Slate  

New Zealand suffered the worst terrorist attack in its history on Friday when 49 people were killed in two shootings at mosques in Christchurch during Friday prayers. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the attacks as “one of New Zealand’s darkest days” and an “unprecedented” act of violence, which is no exaggeration. New Zealand has had one of the fastest-growing immigrant …

New Zealand shooting: Deadly mosque terror attack that killed 49 'very well-planned', police say
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand shooting: Deadly mosque terror attack that killed 49 'very well-planned', police say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The mosque shootings in Christchurch …

New Zealand mosque shootings: Attacks on houses of worship show rise of hate crime, religious places more vulnerable globally
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand mosque shootings: Attacks on houses of worship show rise of hate crime, religious places more vulnerable globally

Firstpost  

Places of worship are ‘soft targets’ as they reign in a psychological hijack of people. “By targeting a house of worship, rather than a private home or business, the attacker has committed a powerful symbolic transgression: profaning a space that is both sacred and communal.” On Friday, 40 have been shot dead and 20 injured so far in shootings at …

New Zealand mosque shooting at Christchurch: Officials arrest 3; suspected shooter a white supremacist who live-streamed Friday attack
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand mosque shooting at Christchurch: Officials arrest 3; suspected shooter a white supremacist who live-streamed Friday attack

Firstpost  

Even though there is no official confirmation about the motives of the suspects in the New Zealand mosque shootings, preliminary media reports and one of the suspects’ ‘self-declaration’ of sorts suggests Islamophobic and anti-immigrant undercurrents to the deadly attack. At least, 49 people were killed in two separate shooting incidents at two mosques in New Zealand, in what Prime Minister …

The New Zealand mosque shooting is just the latest in a trend of violence against houses of worship
5 years, 9 months ago

The New Zealand mosque shooting is just the latest in a trend of violence against houses of worship

LA Times  

A Homeland Security officer and a private security guard screen people as they arrive for Friday prayers March 15 at the Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Va. As he prepared to give his sermon Friday, Omar Atia went over the parallels between his mosque in southwest Indiana and the two in Christchurch, New Zealand, where dozens of …

Right-wing senator blames Muslims for terror attack at New Zealand mosque
5 years, 9 months ago

Right-wing senator blames Muslims for terror attack at New Zealand mosque

Salon  

49 people are confirmed dead after at least one gunman opened fire during Friday prayers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Calling Friday one of the country's "darkest days,” New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the shootings as a "well-planned terrorist attack.” Friday’s shootings are the worst act of violence in New Zealand in three decades, Ardern said. …

The world reacts to New Zealand mosque attacks
5 years, 9 months ago

The world reacts to New Zealand mosque attacks

Al Jazeera  

World leaders react with horror to the deadly attacks at two mosques in Christchurch during Friday prayers. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the shootings appeared to be a well-planned “terrorist attack”. A spokesman for Antonio Guterres, UN secretary-general, said the UN chief was “shocked and appalled at the terrorist attack” in New Zealand and was urging people everywhere …

New Zealand mosque attacks: What we know so far
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand mosque attacks: What we know so far

Al Jazeera  

Here’s everything we know so far about the shootings that left at least 49 people dead at two mosques in Christchurch. Two mosques in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand were attacked on Friday, with at least 49 people killed and more than 40 others wounded as Muslims worshipped. In a post on Twitter, the New Zealand’s police said …

New Zealand PM: Dozens killed in ‘terrorist’ attack on mosques
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand PM: Dozens killed in ‘terrorist’ attack on mosques

Al Jazeera  

Gunmen kill at least 49 people during Friday prayers at two mosques in Christchurch in the country’s worst ever attack. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the assault on the mosques appeared to be a well-planned “terrorist attack”. I saw one guy trying to run out and he was shot dead.” ⚡️ Mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand: All …

Christchurch mosques shooting: 49 killed in New Zealand attacks
5 years, 9 months ago

Christchurch mosques shooting: 49 killed in New Zealand attacks

CNN  

CNN — At least 49 people were killed and 20 seriously injured in mass shootings at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch Friday, in a carefully planned and unprecedented atrocity that shocked the usually peaceful nation. It was one of the New Zealand’s “darkest days,” she said in a press conference Friday. He said a man told …

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