Donald J. Trump issued another call for more scrutiny of mosques in the United States as fresh fears of terrorism, spurred by the attacks in Paris, dominated the presidential campaign conversation on Monday. Mr. Trump, who said last month that he would be open to shutting down mosques as part of the fight against Islamic…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The owners of a New Age bookstore in the Denver area say they believe they were targeted by vandals because of the shop’s name: Isis Books and Gifts. KMGH-TV in Denver reports, that the Isis sign was damaged after someone threw rocks at it. The store’s owner says they have been targeted…
HARTFORD, Conn. — Muslims around the U.S. are facing backlash following the deadly attacks in Paris, including vandalism to mosques and Islamic centers, hate-filled phone and online messages and threats of violence. Advocacy leaders say they have come to expect some anti-Muslim sentiment following such attacks, but they now see a spike that seems notable,…
WASHINGTON — As Republican leaders in Congress prepare to block Syrian refugees from the United States, one lawmaker proposed requiring three national security chiefs to certify personally that each refugee admitted from Iraq or Syria is not a threat. The Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee, Michael McCaul, said his bill…
When the New York-based artist Meriem Bennani took off this past August for a two-month stint of surfing, filming and researching in her native Rabat, Morocco, the 27-year-old commemorated the occasion by posting a quick Instagram video of herself whizzing between New York and Morocco with a single swing of the camera. Two weeks later,…
