Trump surrogate says Japanese internment camps a model for ‘Muslim registry’
WASHINGTON - One of Donald Trump surrogate’s claimed Wednesday that the forced internment of Japanese Americans during World War II provided a “precedent” for the next administration creating a registry of Muslims living in the U.S. Carl Higbie, a former Navy SEAL and booster of the President-elect, told Fox News’ Megyn Kelly...Obama: Trump will get wake-up call when he takes office
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is in for a quick wake-up call and will have to adjust his temperament when he confronts the realities of his new job on Jan. 20, President Barack Obama said on Monday. In a news conference at the White House, Obama said the freewheeling Trump could not be as outspoken as he was during the...Driving while veiled: Georgia aims to ban Muslim women off the roads
GEORGIA - State legislators are aiming to ban Muslim women from wearing a burqa and other head coverings that might disguise their face when they are driving.House Bill 3, filed by state Rep. Jason Spencer, R-Woodbine, would subject female Muslim garb under the state’s anti-masking statute — which originally was aimed at the Ku...Trump advisor pushing for Muslim registry
WASHINGTON - An architect of anti-immigration efforts who says he is advising President-elect Donald Trump said the new administration could push ahead rapidly on construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall without seeking immediate congressional approval. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who helped write tough immigration laws in...Muslim girl terrified to return to school after classmate beats her, rips off hijab
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling out a north metro middle school for what it calls a “lack of response” following an alleged incident where a Muslim girl’s hijab was pulled off.The girl had her headscarf forcibly removed by another student and thrown to the ground at...Nasty note left at Muslim family’s doorstep
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Iowa City Police are investigating a note someone left outside the home of a Sudanese-American family as a hate crime.The note said "You can go home now, we don't want n------ and terrorists here, #trump." Amar Samel and his family - who are Muslim - found the message late Friday night. Samel said his family...Trump’s pick of right-wing firebrand for White House job sparks outrage
WASHINGTON - Democrats, civil rights groups and even some Republicans slammed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday for choosing right-wing firebrand Stephen Bannon as a key aide, saying it would elevate the white nationalist movement into the top levels of the White House. Making his first...High school student says classmate tried to rip off her hijab
LOS ANGELES - A 16-year-old Muslim student at El Camino High School says a male student attempted to yank off her hijab. Mariam Nomair said the day after Trump was elected president, a male student walked up to her as she was walking to class and tried to rip her hijab off of her head and she was called a terrorist. 'He...High school students leave note for Muslim teacher to “hang herself”
GEORGIA - A Gwinnett County high school teacher said she was left a note in class Friday telling her that her Muslim headscarf "isn't allowed anymore." “Why don’t you tie it around your neck & hang yourself with it...,” the note said, signed "America!" Mairah Teli, 24, who teaches language arts at Dacula High, said she...Man assaults Muslim woman, uses hijab to choke her
CALIFORNIA - Esra Altun, a 19-year-old Muslim woman who wears a hijab had never felt unsafe at San Jose State University. But on Wednesday, as she was walking to her in an on-campus parking garage, she was assaulted by a white male. As Altun approached her car that afternoon, a man came up behind her in the third-floor of the...Trump protests sweep the nation
NEW YORK — Demonstrators took to streets across the country for a second day on Thursday to protest Republican Donald Trump's election victory, voicing worries that Trump would strike a blow against civil rights. Trump's marquee buildings in New York and Washington were targets of protesters and police put up security fences around...How Clinton’s White voters melted away
WASHINGTON — The unraveling of the coalition that was supposed to carry Hillary Clinton to the White House had a lot to do with voters like Jim McAndrew in counties like Northampton, Pennsylvania. McAndrew, 69, a retired steel worker, voted Democrat in every presidential election for half a century. This year he stayed home. And...Trump and Obama set campaign rancor aside with White House meeting
WASHINGTON — President Obama and President-elect Trump met on Thursday for the first time, setting aside the deep rancor that dominated the long campaign season to discuss the transition to the Republican's inauguration on Jan. 20. Their 90-minute meeting in the White House Oval Office, with no aides present, took place just two...Police: Muslim student ‘fabricated’ getting attacked by man wearing a Trump hat
LOUISIANA - Lafayette police said a woman made up a story about two men attacking her and stealing her wallet and hijab on Wednesday. "During the course of the investigation, the female complainant admitted that she fabricated the story about her physical attack as well as the removal of her hijab and wallet...Muslim woman attacked and robbed in parking structure at San Diego State University
SAN DIEGO - A San Diego State University student was robbed in a campus parking structure, and said she was targeted because she was wearing a hijab, according to police investigating the crime.The young woman was in a stairwell in the Parking Lot #12 structure at 2:28 p.m. Wednesday when two men confronted......
Muslim student in Louisiana attacked and robbed by Trump supporters
LOUISIANA - A Muslim woman was reportedly attacked and robbed of her wallet and hijab on a college campus in Louisiana. Authorities said the University of Louisiana student reported the alleged robbery Wednesday morning, and claimed one of the apparent attackers wore a white Donald Trump cap, according to The Advertiser. Her...Riots erupt in California following Elections
WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Protests erupted overnight in the streets of Southern and Northern California after Donald Trump was projected to be the next president of the United States. Hundreds of students at UCLA left their dormitories and apartments, taking to the hallways and streets chanting "(expletive) Donald Trump," among......
Clinton delivers concession speech following Trump victory
Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favored rival Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election, ending eight years of Democratic control of the White House and sending America on a new, uncertain path.A wealthy real estate developer and former reality TV host, Trump rode a wave of anger toward Washington...Syrian teen refugees beaten in Missouri
ST. LOIUS - Police are investigating a hate incident after four Syrian refugee teenagers were beaten while on a walk by a group of unidentified suspects. On Tuesday, police say four young Syrian refugees were attacked on the 1100 block of Hodiamont, just blocks from their apartment complex. According to an incident...Graffiti targets University of Minnesota’s Muslim Student Association
MINNESOTA –Vandals defaced a sign promoting the University of Minnesota’s Muslim Students Association, scrawling “ISIS” over a hand-painted mural on the Washington Avenue Bridge, which connects the east and west banks of the Twin Cities campus.The graffiti was discovered early Thursday morning and documented on social media,...Wife of Orlando mass murderer denies advance knowledge of attack
ORLANDO — The wife of the gunman who shot 49 people to death at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, knew he had been watching jihadist videos but was unaware he planned to commit mass murder, she said in a New York Times interview published on Tuesday. Noor Salman, in her first extensive public comments since the June 12 shooting......
Starbucks accused of ‘promoting Islam’ with new holiday cups
November 3rd, 20160 SEATTLE - The revelation of the latest Starbucks holiday cup is being compared the colors the Arab league flag, with accusations that the coffee chain is “promoting Islam.Starbucks launched its limited edition green design on Tuesday by saying the cup was about developing ‘unity’ at a time of great division.It...Militant groups say they are ready for ‘civil war’ if Trump loses
GEORGIA - Down a Georgia country road, camouflaged members of the Three Percent Security Force have mobilized for rifle practice, hand-to-hand combat training -- and an impromptu campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump."How many people are voting for Trump? Ooh-rah!" asks Chris Hill, a......
Saudi student beaten to death at Wisconsin pizza shop
November 2nd, 20160 WISCONSIN - A University of Wisconsin student from Saudi Arabia was beaten to death outside a pizza shop by an unidentified, 6ft white man. Police has yet to declare the incident as a hate crime. Hussain Saeed Alnahdi was studying business administration at the University of Wisconsin Stout when he was attacked outside...Snapchat filter may have caused accident that killed five
FLORIDA - Snapchat is under fire for potentially causing a fatal car collision that killed five people last week. A Snapchat video has emerged showing a 22-year-old driver and a female companion going 115 mph moments before his car caused a fiery crash in Tampa. Pablo Cortes III was driving westbound on a highway when he lost control......