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Multiple people were shot during a Ramadan event in Philadelphia on Wednesday (April 10) afternoon. Police arrested numerous people and recovered several guns at the scene. At least one police officer fired their weapon. Officials have not said how many people were injured in the shooting. According to WPVI, hundreds of people were gathering to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, when shots rang out. The area was littered with chairs and tables that were left abandoned as people fled the area.

At least two people were shot in the Parkside area of Philadelphia around 2:40 p.m. Wednesday as people were gathered to celebrate the end of Ramadan, 6ABC reported. FOX 29’s Steve Keeley posted to X: “[Philadelphia Police] have made ‘numerous arrests and at least four guns recovered.” “Police believe two groups exchanged gunfire on the street,” and a Philadelphia police officer shot at a gunman as well, CNN noted. Breaking, ANOTHER Philadelphia playground is a crime scene now after the shooting during Ramadan event at this park in West Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/udbAMYRtev — Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) April 10, 2024 The New...

Protesters in Dearborn, Michigan, shouted "Death to America!" and "Death to Israel!" during an International Al-Quds Day rally held in the town. "Imam Khomeini, who declared the International Al-Quds Day, this is why he would say to pour all of your chants and all of your shouts upon the head of America," Tarek Bazzi, a Michigan-based activist associated with the Hadi institute, said in a video from the rally that was shared by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). Bazzi’s comments were followed by crowds chanting "Death to America!" in the background. Bazzi reasoned that the rallies held on...

dent has drawn a wide range of opinions from viewers. One viewer pointed out, "I'm fasting. That's your problem." This comment succinctly captures the essence of the situation. The individual fasting should not impose their religious practices on others. Another viewer chimed in with a humorous take, "Do you want some? It's lovely!! Well played!", applauding the woman's response to the man's unsolicited advice. The consensus among viewers seems to be that the man's actions were inappropriate. "Your religion's rules only apply to you," one viewer pointed out, emphasizing the importance of respecting individual choices and beliefs. Many viewers admired...

The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution Monday calling for an “immediate cease-fire” in Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The resolution passed the Security Council 14-0, with the US abstaining and declining to exercise its veto power. The measure calls for a pause in the fighting to last through the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which ends April 9, as well as the unconditional release of hostages taken in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had demanded the US veto the cease-fire resolution, threatening to cancel plans to...

“Quite interesting was that one of those assailants that participated this Friday in the attack on the concert thing was there on 7 March and photographed by one of the security staff there. They matched that up and it looks a little bit as if maybe the act was intended for 8 March, when a very famous singer, Shaman, was due to sing. An icon of Russian nationalism, he’s famous for his rendition of the national anthem. It really is striking if you ever listen to it, anyway what happened was that at the time the son of the owner...

Hamakom synagogue leased space to Islamic group and covered up pictures of Israeli hostages.. A California synagogue axed its leadership and is struggling to retain members after leasing its facility to a Muslim group that brought in an anti-Israel speaker who compared Israel to Nazi Germany. Hamakom synagogue, a conservative congregation of around 900 families located in an upscale Los Angeles suburb, says it was trying to ease tensions between the Jewish and Muslim communities when it decided to lease its space this month to the Islamic Society of West Valley, a neighboring Muslim faith group that needed space to...

Minister of Settlements and National Missions Orit Strock, commented on the shooting attack in Hebron, saying that the terrorist shot at children, and miraculously hit the football, which saved them. Strock: "This damned terrorist, an imam of the age of "not suspected of terrorism", did not shoot "against the settlement in Hebron". He shot from zero range at 2 children, who were going to sleep on the only street allowed for Jewish movement in Hebron. The soccer ball of my neighbor's son, a 5th class student, I will bring tomorrow to the cabinet meeting. Football took a bullet instead of...

To commemorate the Islamic period of Ramadan, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris reached out to Muslims to express sympathy for the pain they’re feeling at having failed to kill all the Jews.“The sacred month is a time for reflection and renewal. This year, it comes at a moment of immense pain. The war in Gaza has inflicted terrible suffering on the Palestinian people,” Biden messaged those Muslims who are deeply upset at their failure to wipe out the Jews in the months since Oct 7.While Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and other Islamic terrorist groups have tried hard,...

The Israel Police worked yesterday to ensure a safe and regular course of prayers on the first day of Ramadan. Hundreds of officers, under the command of Jerusalem District commander Doron Turgeman, were positioned in various areas, with emphasis on the Old City, the holy places, and the roads leading to the area. Turgeman commented at a situational assessment: “We are entering a complex Ramadan, and I feel certain that along with you, it is clear to all of us that Hamas is trying as hard as possible to create significant escalation, especially in Jerusalem.” .....

To mark the commencement of the month of Ramadan this week, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution calling on all parties to the conflict in Sudan, one of Africa's troubled spots, to cease fire during the period and "remove any obstructions" to the distribution of humanitarian aid. While in Africa's most populous nation Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu called on his compatriots to assist the poor and "alleviate their suffering" during the Muslim holy month. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which is observed worldwide with fasting, prayer, and sharing.

Left-wing activist and former Black Lives Matter lobbyist Shaun King chose the first night of Ramadan to publicly reveal his embrace of Islam, with supporters exclaiming “Allahu Akbar” at the news. On his Telegram account, King shared a video of himself and his wife reciting the Shahada, the Islamic creed that “there is only God and that Muhammad is his final messenger.” The caption on the video contained a message that he will be fasting in solidarity with “my dearest friends in Gaza”: Good evening everyone in America and good morning to the rest of the world. My wife and...

Another Ramadan is upon us, and as is always the case, the eager-to-be-fooled infidels are out in force. A Catholic diocese in Italy has just called upon priests and laypeople to seek out opportunities to participate in Ramadan observances, as a gesture of goodwill toward Muslims. When will Muslim leaders tell Muslims to participate in Christian worship to show friendship with Christians? Don’t hold your breath. The Catholic Herald reported Friday that the Italian diocese of Bergamo is “instructing its priests to participate in Islamic rituals, citing Pope Francis’ directives on interreligious dialogue.” Diocesan officials issued a directive “urging priests...

The head of the Yemeni Houthi terrorist organization, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, issued remarks on the eve of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan on Sunday guaranteeing to his supporters that he would continue to orchestrate terrorist attacks against commercial ships in the Red Sea despite the holiday season. “We will continue our operations and many of our fundamental and necessary activities must continue,” Houthi promised, according to the Iranian state Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). Houthi’s terrorist group, formally known as “Ansar Allah,” began a campaign of drone and missile strikes against seemingly random ships attempting to navigate in the greater...

President Joe Biden marked the beginning of Ramadan by issuing a statement recognizing the “moment of immense pain” for many Muslim Americans while affirming his efforts to deliver humanitarian aid into Gaza. Biden, who says he is pushing to establish a truce in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, wrote in the statement Sunday evening: Tonight—as the new crescent moon marks the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan—Jill and I extend our best wishes and prayers to Muslims across our country and around the world. The sacred month is a time for reflection and renewal. This year, it comes at...

Frankfurt has become the first German city to hang Ramadan lights at a cost of over €50,000 euros to honor the fact that 15 per cent of its population is now Muslim. On Monday morning, trucks began arriving on behalf of the city government to unload the stars and crescents, connecting them to the city’s power grid to honor the festival, which runs from March 10th to April 9th. The lights are similar to those that were displayed in London’s Piccadilly Circus last year. ... The lights are a result of lobbying from the Greens, the SPD and the ‘Green...

Lagos (AFP) – The holy fasting month of Ramadan begins early next week in Nigeria, with the worst economic crisis in a generation leaving many in Africa's most populous Muslim country struggling to buy food. With food inflation at around 35 percent, worshippers taking part in Friday prayers at the central mosque in Lagos told AFP they were barely able to provide for their families. "Some people already started fasting because they can't afford to eat," said Owoyemi Sherifent Mojisola, 54, in the mosque in Nigeria's economic capital. "Everything is expensive at the moment." Many poor Nigerians have had to...

Senior Israeli official denies reports of divisions within Hamas leadership, says hostage talks merely window dressing to buy time and weaponize Gazans' plight as humanitarian conditions worsen. Itamar Eichner, Yael Ciechanover | published:03.07.24 | 13:35 Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar is delaying the approval of a second hostage deal, demanding greater concessions from Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing senior sources familiar with the discussions. According to the report, Ismail Haniyeh, the terrorist organization's leader abroad, disagrees with Sinwar's stance and is ready to accept a six-week truce to alleviate the suffering of Gaza residents and...

President Biden suggested Israel will be willing to halt its war in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but only if a deal to release hostages held by Hamas is reached. “Ramadan’s coming up and there has been an agreement by the Israelis that they would not engage in activities during Ramadan as well, in order to give us time to get all the hostages out,” Biden said Monday on NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers.” As concerns have risen globally over Israel’s potential invasion of the southern city of Rafah in Gaza — where many Palestinians have...

The Muslim holiday known as Eid al-Fitr could become an official state holiday in Pennsylvania. House Bill 1752, sponsored by a trio of Democrat representatives in the Philadelphia area, would provide “for the annual designation and holiday observance of the first day of the Islamic lunar month of Shawwal as Eid al-Fitr Day in this Commonwealth.” Eid al-Fitr, one of two major Muslim holidays, is celebrated at the end of Ramadan, a month of intermittent fasting and religious observances. According to a House memo, the holiday “includes two to three days of celebrations, and it begins with a special prayer...