New York imam and his assistant killed near mosque

[meegs73]

A New York imam and his assistant were gunned down in broad daylight Saturday after prayers at a nearby mosque, police said

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[flyingpigs_live]

I heard about this, it's horrible. Those poor men :(

I'm very curious what the pro-gun Republicans think of this. Then again, I am also afraid to know because they'll probably come out with something racist.

[mhfromnh]

I expect they'd say "it was self defence! those ay-rabs passed a threat!"

[natyanayaki]

:(

[belandlix]

One of my Muslim friends in NYC was meeting a date for drinks and the bar threw her out because apparently she "made the customers and the staff uncomfortable." She doesn't wear a hijab, she was literally just sitting there in a dress DRINKING ALCOHOL and they thought she was too Muslim to be there.

I was so outraged on her behalf but she just shrugged it off and says this is happening more and more often, which makes me even sadder :/

[belandlix]

She had a large bag with her work stuff/gym clothes that she put down next to the bar. The staff said they'll call the police if she didn't remove the bag/herself from the premises. She was just so stunned that she ended up leaving without saying anything.

I lived in the city for most of my life, and I still have a lot of Muslim friends there - nearly every single one of them has a story about being harassed and verbally abused in public. It's scary that it's becoming so common, even in a supposedly place like NY.

[meegs73]

Ugh I'm sorry for your friend.