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Report: Russian Wiretaps Caught Bombing Suspect Discussing Jihad With His Mother

Russian wire-taps caught a conversation between Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his mother in which the two may have discussed jihad, CBS 2 reported.

2013/04/27

Lawsuit: Bosses Were Hostile To Former NYC Transit Worker’s Muslim Faith

A former New York City transit worker filed a lawsuit Wednesday, claiming that he faced “a campaign of hostility” toward his Muslim faith on the job.

2013/04/03

Police Release Sketch Of Suspect Wanted For Attack Outside Queens Mosque

Around 5 a.m. Sunday, police were called to the Masijid-Saaliheen mosque on Kissena Boulevard. When they arrived, they found the 57-year-old victim stabbed in the torso.

2012/11/19

Two Religious Groups Launching Campaigns Against Anti-Jihad Ads

Last month, following a court order, a controversial ad went up on the subway, saying, “In any war between the civilized man and the savage support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad.”

2012/10/08

Muslim, Coptic leaders meet at the Islamic Center of Jersey City (credit: Jim Smith/WCBS 880)

Muslim, Coptic Leaders Meet In Jersey City To Discuss Violence Over Controversial Film

At the Islamic Center in Jersey City Saturday night, Muslim and Coptic leaders engaged in a peaceful dialogue and said that should be an example for the rest of the world.

2012/09/16

President Barack Obama (credit:BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GettyImages) and Mitt Romney (credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

Fact Check Friday: Romney Accuses Obama Of Apologizing For America

Was Mitt Romney accurate in the way he portrayed President Barack Obama in the early hours of the embassy attack in Egypt and the consulate attack in Libya?

2012/09/14

An ad paid for by the American Freedom Defense Initiative at a Metro-North station in Larchmont, NY on Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 (credit: Al Jones/1010 WINS)

‘Islamorealism’ Ads Coming Down In Westchester Metro-North Train Stations

An MTA spokesman said most of the ads have been taken down, saying that they had run their course. But opponents of the ads said the damage has already been done.

2012/09/06

Muslims pray on last day of Ramadan at John D'Amato Field. (Staten Island Advance/Hilton Flores) www.silive.com

Report: Anonymous Caller Takes Responsibility For Bacon Found At S.I. Ramadan Site

An anonymous caller who claimed to have discarded spoiled bacon in a park where Muslims had scheduled Ramadan prayers said he was putting it out for seagulls and raccoons to eat, not as an anti-Muslim statement.

2012/08/22

NYPD Car (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYPD Responds To AP’s Allegation Of Failed Spying Program

The NYPD rejects the AP’s criticism that six years of undercover surveillance by a secret police unit never led to a terrorist being brought to trial.

2012/08/21

Gov. Chris Christie/file (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Gov. Christie Addresses NJ Muslim Community In Midst Of NYPD Surveillance

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has reassured Muslim leaders he remains troubled by the way the New York Police Department conducted surveillance of Muslim communities in New Jersey, even though his administration has said it was legal, but again stopped short of criticizing the spying itself.

2012/08/08

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (file / credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Christie To Host Ramadan Dinner; Quinn Takes Aim At Gun Control Comments

Christine Quinn responds to comments Chris Christie made on gun control, and several New Jersey Muslim leaders say they’ve been invited to a Ramadan dinner Tuesday night at the governor’s mansion in Princeton.

2012/07/24

NJ State Review: NYPD Didn’t Break Law In Surveillance Of Muslims

New Jersey officials say a three-month review has found that New York City police did not violate any New Jersey laws when they conducted surveillance of Muslim businesses, mosques and student groups.

2012/05/24

Westwood School District Sued Over Alleged Bullying Of Muslim Student

The family of 13-year-old Muhammed Mushin has sued the Westwood school district, saying their son was bullied because of his Muslim background and the district failed to stop it.

2012/04/13

Muslim Praying (file / credit: clipart.com)

Public Hearing Tonight On Norwalk Mosque Proposal

A huge turnout is expected at a public hearing in Norwalk tonight as Muslims renew their efforts to build a mosque in a residential neighborhood in the city.

2012/04/04

Rutgers-Eagleton Poll: 47 Percent Of New Jerseyans Approve Of Muslim Monitoring

A new poll finds most New Jersey residents support the secret monitoring of Muslim groups by the New York Police Department, though that sentiment isn’t as strong in Hudson and Essex counties.

2012/03/30

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