California Mosques Hit By Possible Hate Crimes During Last Days Of Ramadan

[TomCADem]

Source: Huffington Post

Authorities are investigating two possible hates crimes against Islamic centers in California during the last days of Ramadan, officials said.

A burned Quran filled with bacon ― a food forbidden in Islam ― was found outside the Masjid Annur Islamic Center in Sacramento on Saturday. Law enforcement officials discovered the defiled book of religious text hanging by a handcuff on a fence after a citizen reported the incident around 2:30 p.m.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department said it was investigating the incident at the mosque, the largest in the Sacramento area, as a possible hate crime.

“The Sheriff’s Community Relations Unit contacted leaders of the Islamic Center to offer any assistance,” the department also said in a statement.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/california-mosques-hate-crimes-ramadan_us_594fd11ee4b05c37bb770e10?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

[Initech]

1. Sigh... this is why we can't have nice things.

[iluvtennis]

2. I'm so disheartened by these hateful acts. The ppl that do them feel emboldened by Dumpty.

[Coventina]

4. You can say that again...about a million times....

[LeftyMom]

3. The masjid is next to a police substation and across from a very busy shopping center.

Police response in the area is very fast because the cops hang out at the nearby Starbucks drinking free coffee and sexually harassing the baristas.

It's also a very safe bet the whole thing is on tape.

Source: I live here.