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Organizers of an East Texas pastoral summit are seeking 300 pastors for a Saturday gathering centered on the Muslim Brotherhood and what organizers describe as its threat to America. “The Muslim Brotherhood wants to destroy America. We need 300 pastors to stop them,” a promotional flyer for the Northeast Texas Pastoral Summit declares. Pine Baptist Church will host the August 22 event from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 284 FM 1522 in Pittsburg. Pastor Ben Warrick invited church leaders to join him for “a full day of awareness training” in a July 7 post. Organizers list admission as free...

A growing anti-Muslim movement is gaining traction in Japan. When most people think of Japan, they don’t picture a country with a significant Islamic presence or a growing number of mosques. But the reality may surprise them. Japan has long been viewed as one of the few remaining countries willing to fiercely protect its national identity, traditions, and culture. What many of us didn’t realize was that the left had been quietly working its way in all along… just take a look at these numbers. East Asia Forum: Japan’s Muslim community has grown rapidly to around 420,000 people What Japan...

Dearborn mosque leader threatens to resign. Niraj Warikoo. Updated Jan. 25, 2015. The religious leader of the Islamic Center of America — a landmark religious institution in metro Detroit that's one of Michigan's biggest mosques — said Friday he would resign unless the board of trustees dissolves. The dramatic announcement by Imam Hassan Qazwini to his packed congregation was met by cries of support from members pleading for him to stay and reflects an intense debate in one of the most notable mosques in the United States over finances and what is permissible under Islam. Imam Hassan Qazwini's opponents have...

Faith Facts The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into an Oklahoma city council’s decision to deny a rezoning request for a proposed mosque development. The federal investigation raises questions about local governance authority and religious freedom protections in zoning decisions. The case highlights ongoing tensions between federal oversight and community-level planning decisions regarding houses of worship. The U.S. Department of Justice has initiated an investigation into an Oklahoma city council’s rejection of a rezoning request that would have permitted the construction of a mosque in the community. The federal probe comes after local officials voted against approving...

Today, it's a field of grass. But soon, it'll be the site of the first mosque in this Japanese town. "It makes me worry about how our community might change," says long-time resident Noriko Izumizawa. Plans to build an Islamic religious site in Fujisawa, a laid-back seaside town about an hour's drive south of Tokyo, have sparked a wide range of emotions. There is anger and fear, as well as hope and acceptance, exposing the growing anxieties over immigration and social change as Japan grapples with a labour shortage from a shrinking and ageing population. Although immigration remains politically sensitive...

A historic church in Buffalo, New York, caught fire again this week, and it was determined to be the result of arson. St. Ann’s Catholic Church was built in 1886. It permanently closed down in August 2024 and was sold to an Islamic community for $250,000.

What kind of hatred motivated the teenage San Diego mosque shooters, who killed three men and died in a murder-suicide before capture? Well, take your pick. According to the 75-page unfinished manifesto left behind by Caleb Vazquez, 18, and Cain Clark, 17, the pair hated Muslims, Jews, blacks, legal migrants, illegal migrants, Latinos, Asians, industrial society, gays, trans people, Donald Trump, “MAGAtard boomers,” liberals, conservatives, moderates, and women. Oh boy, did they hate women. “After the Jew the most evil creature in this world is the woman,” wrote Vazquez, in his contribution to the two-part document. He identifies himself as...

Caleb Vazquez, one of two teens responsible for the mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, was on the autism spectrum and influenced by hateful rhetoric online, his family described in a heartfelt apology. “Over the last several days, our family has been trying to process the horrific actions carried out by our son against the Islamic Center San Diego Community,” the 18-year-old’s family said in a statement released by attorney Colin Rudolph. “We want to begin by acknowledging that nothing we say or do could ever repair the damage his actions have caused. We are completely heartbroken...

there has been renewed attention on the mosque’s history and past connections to individuals linked to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The New York Post described the mosque as one of the largest Islamic centers in California and noted that it has been the subject of national attention since the early 2000s. According to the report, two of the 9/11 hijackers, Nawaf alHazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar, attended the mosque while living in San Diego before the attacks. Federal investigators later examined their activities in the city and their connections to members of the local Muslim community. The mosque’s current imam,...

As RedState reported, there was a mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, just before noon Pacific time. Three people were killed, including a security guard at the mosque named Amin Abdullah, who reportedly "played a pivotal role" in saving lives. [Snip] Early on, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl told reporters without going into too much detail that "There was definitely hate rhetoric involved" in the shootings. On Tuesday, however, some of the pages from the alleged manifesto of the shooters were shared in an X thread by San Diego activist Amy Reichert, and it...

The California Post has obtained a video purportedly showing the San Diego mosque shooters carrying out their deadly attack. The footage, reviewed by the Daily Caller, appears to show the shooting suspects, 17-year-old Cain Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Velasquez, preparing to enter the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday. The California Post refers to Caleb’s surname as “Velasquez,” though outlets such as The New York Times and ABC30 News refer to his surname as “Vazquez.” The Daily Caller was unable to verify the correct spelling of the suspect’s surname. The suspects appear to be wearing camouflage-print outfits and vests...

Two people who hated Jews killed another guy who hates Jews. What a world. The two teens, Cain Clark and Caleb Vasquez, wrote a manifesto where they blamed the Jews for the majority of the world's problems. They named that manifesto "The New Crusade: Sons of Tarrant" in honor of Brenton Tarrant, the neo-Nazi who shot up a New Zealand mosque in 2019, killing 51 people. On one of the passages, the young men wrote this about the Jews: The Jews across all of time have been behind an EXTREMELY disproportionate amount of the world's problems, whether that be from...

The San Diego mosque shooters were “radicalized online,” cops say — as it’s revealed they wore Nazi symbols and etched racist statements on their gear as they opened fire outside an Islamic Center, killing three people in the process. The two teens “did not discriminate on who they hated,” law enforcement officials said in a press conference Tuesday, adding they had recovered over 30 guns and a crossbow in connection to the suspects. A livestream video of the horrific attack, currently being probed by the FBI, shows Cain Clark with a Black Sun symbol, which is associated with Nazi Germany,...

The alleged gunmen in a shooting rampage that left three people dead outside a San Diego mosque have been identified as 17-year-old Cain Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Velasquez, according to a law enforcement source. At least one of the suspects took a weapon from his parents’ home and left a suicide note that talked about racial pride, a law enforcement source told The Post. Clark attended Madison High School and was a standout wrestler, according to the school’s social media page. His grandfather, David Clark, 78, said: ”We’re very sorry for what happened. We know as much as you do....

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Previously, the Islamic Center of San Diego made headlines for its connection to Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar. Both hijackers reportedly prayed at the mosque and found an apartment nearby through advertisements at the mosque while taking flight lessons in the city. More recently, Imam Taha Hassane has come under fire for his comments on the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. Hassane’s wife and daughter have also been under fire for inflammatory rhetoric. Selma Hassane has “promoted incitement, spread hatred of Israel, engaged in anti-Israel activism and is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement,”...

Two shooters have been shot dead after an active shooter situation at a San Diego mosque drew a massive police presence, three police sources told NBC on Monday. Helicopter footage shows one person in a tactical vest who appears to have been shot dead outside the at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Several people are believed to have been shot, Officer Anthony Carrasco told the Associated Press. Hundreds of cops and scores of emergency vehicles lined up outside the center only minutes after the call came in for an active shooter.

Police and other emergency services are responding to reports of an active shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, local officials and witnesses say. At least 2 people have been killed and there are multiple injuries. The incident began at around 12 p.m. on Monday when officers were called to the 7000 block of Eckstrom Avenue for reports of an active shooter at the mosque, which is the largest in San Diego. There are multiple casualties, according to officers at the scene, and at least 2 bodies were visible from outside on the street. A large number of officers,...