As hate crimes rise nationally, so do Spokane’s community efforts to identify and eradicate them
On Feb. 8, around 9 a.m., Spokane Police officers were called to Temple Beth Shalom, a South Hill synagogue serving Eastern Washington, North Idaho and southern British Columbia. O
Hate crime charges filed in antisemitic attack at West L.A. restaurant
Prosecutors have filed assault and hate crime charges against two men who were involved in a fight outside a West L.A. sushi restaurant after antisemitic slurs were yelle
Police, FBI investigating possible hate crime at Federal Way Sikh center
Federal Way Police and the FBI are investigating after a Sikh community center and place of worship was burglarized. Around 2 p.m. Sept. 17, a suspect broke into the Khalsa Gurmat
OC Reported Hate Crimes And Incidents Increased in 2020, According to New Report
Hate crimes in Orange County once again increased in 2020, with a massive surge in hate incidents toward the county’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community, according to
Police Investigating Vandalism in Parking Garage as Hate Crime
Palo Alto, CA – Police are investigating a vandalism case at a parking garage as a hate crime, after an unknown suspect wrote racial epithets on a concrete support pillar. Read
‘Who Else Is Spying on Me?’ Muslim Americans Bring the Fight Against Surveillance to the Supreme Court
Imam Yassir Fazaga remembers the panic he felt. He remembers opening up the electrical sockets in his office and searching behind his computer monitor, looking for recording device
Republicans, Wary of Political Fallout, Steer Clear of Rally for Riot Suspects
The “Justice for J6” rally planned for Saturday on Capitol Hill has presented a dilemma for Republicans, who are toiling to avoid dredging up memories of the Jan. 6 riot. Read
CAIR Condemns 9/11 Related Bullying of Maryland Muslim Student, Calls on Howard County Schools Superintendent, Board to Investigate and Take Appropriate Action
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today condemned the bullying of a Muslim child at Veterans Elementary School in Howard County, Maryland last Friday
Hard-Earned Lessons from 9/11 Offer a Playbook for Combating Today’s Threats
Those of us who lived through 9/11 will always remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when the United States was attacked. As a new Justice Department official, I sp
‘Innocent Until Proven Muslim’: How Islamophobia lingers in post-9/11 era
He did nothing wrong, the man. He hadn’t engaged in illegal activity. But his innocence didn’t matter, he said, because he was Muslim. Read more
