Anti-Muslim violence seems to be on the rise, with the new know-nothings committing at least seven acts of violence this month alone:
In Hayward, California on Friday, August 3, four teenagers threw lemons at a local mosque, striking one congregant.
In North Smithfield, Rhode Island on Sunday, August 5, a suspect was filmed tearing a piece off a mosque sign after head-butting it.
In Joplin, Missouri on Monday, August 6, one month after a previous arson attempt, a local mosque was burned to the ground.
In Ontario, California on Tuesday, Aughust 7, two women were seen throwing three pig legs onto the parking lot of a proposed Islamic center.
In Morton Grove, Illinois on Friday, August 10, two air rifle shots were fired at the on-duty security guard of the local mosque.
In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Sunday, August 12, paint balls were fired at a local mosque.
In Lombard, Illinois on Sunday, August 12, a 7-Up bottle filled with acid was thrown at a mosque where schoolchildren were attending Ramadan prayers.
The list comes via Maryam Monalisa Gharavi of the New Inquiry . It does not include (at least not yet) the shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin on Sunday, August 5, which left six dead and which very likely was motivated by a belief that the victims were Muslim. Some have vigorously denied this possibility despite widespread anti-Sikh violence motivated by misdirected hatred of Muslims ( nor are Sikhs the only ones who have faced such violence).
For American Muslims, August has been a long month.
Dear Reader,
Can I be direct with you?
War abroad. Socialists on the rise. AI upending human life. Endless uproar online. The modern attention economy doesn’t want readers — it wants users enslaved to the tyranny of the present.
First Things is the antidote: literary excellence, timeless truths, and a fixed point of reference in a culture that has lost its bearings.
But we can’t do it without readers like you.
Our goal: Raise $150,000 by November 1 to sustain First Things in the year ahead.
Your gift anchors readers in the permanent things.
Make your Fall Campaign gift now using the button below.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Giovanni Del Piero, Director of the Editor’s Circle, at gdelpiero@firstthings.com or 212-627-1985.
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE
The Church in the Age of Therapy
In 1966, Philip Rieff wrote in The Triumph of the Therapeutic that “Religious man was born to…
Canada’s Deadliest Blind Spot
On September 20, the Daily Mail ran a story with the provocative headline, “Our 83-year-old Christian grandmother…
The Faithful Joy of Dolly Parton and Fulton Sheen
Dolly Parton and Fulton Sheen seem to have had little in common. She favored rhinestones; he wore…
