Updated 2:39 pm CST, Tuesday, January 22, 2019 This combination of three Jan. 22, 2019, photographs released by the Greece Police Department in Greece, N.Y., shows Brian Colaneri, from left, Andrew Crysel and Vincent Vetromile. Authorities said that the three men were charged with plotting to attack a rural upstate New York Muslim community with explosives. The three Rochester, NY-area men are accused of plotting to attack Islamberg, a 60-acre Muslim enclave west of the Catskills, according to court papers. (Greece Police Department via AP) less This combination of three Jan. 22, 2019, photographs released by the Greece Police Department in Greece, N.Y., shows Brian Colaneri, from left, Andrew Crysel and Vincent Vetromile. Authorities said that the ... more Photo: AP Photo: AP Image 1 of / 1 … [Read more...] about The Latest: 4 charged with plotting attack on Muslim enclave
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3 charged with planned explosive attack on Muslim community
Updated 11:09 am CST, Tuesday, January 22, 2019 FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2017 photo, Tahirah Clark, left, and Faruq Baqi walk with New York State Police Capt. Scott Heggelke, center, in the Muslim enclave of Islamberg in Tompkins, N.Y. With them are Maj. James Barnes, second from right, and Muhammad Matthew Gardner, right, a spokesman for The Muslims of America. The troopers were making a goodwill visit to the village. “These folks that live here are American citizens. They’re lived here for over 30 years. They built this community. They have ties within, outside of this community,†Maj. Barnes said. “And there’s not a problem here.†(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) less FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2017 photo, Tahirah Clark, left, and Faruq Baqi walk with New York State Police Capt. Scott Heggelke, center, in the Muslim enclave of Islamberg in Tompkins, N.Y. With them are Maj. ... more … [Read more...] about 3 charged with planned explosive attack on Muslim community
Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort
Joeal Calupitan, Associated Press Updated 5:14 pm PST, Monday, January 21, 2019 A Muslim woman casts her ballot in a referendum at the Marawi Sagonsongan elementary school-turned polling station in Marawi, Lanao del Sur province, southern Philippines, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Muslims in the southern Philippines voted Monday in a referendum on a new autonomous region that seeks to end nearly half a century of unrest, in what their leaders are touting as the best alternative to a new wave of Islamic State group-inspired militants. less A Muslim woman casts her ballot in a referendum at the Marawi Sagonsongan elementary school-turned polling station in Marawi, Lanao del Sur province, southern Philippines, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Muslims in the ... more Photo: Bogie Calupitan, AP Photo: Bogie Calupitan, … [Read more...] about Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort
Filipino Muslims vote in referendum on autonomous region
Updated 9:29 pm CST, Sunday, January 20, 2019 A Philippine police officer, right in foreground, patrols in the compound of an elementary school-turned -polling station in a referendum in Maguindanao province, southern Philippines, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Muslims in the southern Philippines voted Monday in a referendum on a new autonomous region that seeks to end nearly half a century of unrest, in what their leaders are touting as the best alternative to a new wave of Islamic State group-inspired militants. (Kyodo News via AP) less A Philippine police officer, right in foreground, patrols in the compound of an elementary school-turned -polling station in a referendum in Maguindanao province, southern Philippines, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. ... more Photo: ä‚ã¥ëÒòY, AP … [Read more...] about Filipino Muslims vote in referendum on autonomous region
South Florida Commissioner Under Fire for Saying Muslim Congresswoman Might ‘Blow Up Capitol Hill’
A South Florida commissioner has come under fire – with some groups calling for her resignation – after posting comments on social media alleging that one of two Muslim congresswomen elected this year might “blow up Capitol Hill." Anabelle Lima-Taub, who was elected to the Hallandale Beach commission in 2016, posted a petition calling for the removal of Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib – saying she proudly signed it and called Tlaib an anti-Semite with “no place in government." "She is a danger and (I) would not put it past her to become a martyr and blow up Capitol Hill,” Lima-Taub added in the post, which was removed sometime Monday. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that several members of the city’s commission condemned the post, but did not ask for an apology or for Lima-Taub, who is Jewish, to be disciplined. The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling for an apology and the commissioner to resign. "Holding … [Read more...] about South Florida Commissioner Under Fire for Saying Muslim Congresswoman Might ‘Blow Up Capitol Hill’