Tag: Muslim community
Muslim youth group delivers 1,600 kg in donations to London Food Bank
Members of the local Muslim community delivered nearly 1,600 kilograms of food to the London Food Bank on Saturday, the culmination of more than a month of work by the group. The food was collected by the London branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association from participating grocery stores in the city, and from members […]
Two workers at London Arabic grocer sprayed with ‘noxious substance’
Two employees at an Arabic grocery store in south London were assessed by paramedics Thursday after they were sprayed in the face with a “noxious substance” by a man. The man, who was wearing a hood and had his face covered, entered Mona’s Fine Meats at 699 Wilkins St. at 4 p.m., owner Abdul Almestiri […]
Man charged in alleged hate-motivated assault was wanted by police
A man charged in an alleged hate-motivated assault in a downtown London park was wanted by police for an armed attack in June
Man, 61, charged in ‘abhorrent’ attack on Muslim family in city park
London police say a man is charged in connection with an alleged hate-motivated attack on a Muslim family in a downtown park.
London police launch hate-crime probe after woman in hijab confronted, assaulted
A woman in a hijab was confronted by a man “yelling derogatory comments” who later assaulted her and two bystanders, London police say â an incident that has unnerved local Muslim leaders and that investigators are treating as a possible hate crime. London police say it was about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when the incident happened […]
Baranyai: Respect women Olympians’ faith choices
In Rio, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history as the first woman to compete for the U.S. wearing a hijab.