As Indian Muslims show they understand Islam’s respect for the sacred scriptures of others …
- Indian Muslim Leaders Condemn Attacks on Christian Properties in Kashmir (The American Muslim)
… Ayatollah Khamenei’s call for the US to punish desecration of the Quran, shows how little he understands of the American system of impartial justice, religious liberty, and constitutional protection …
… meanwhile, in Muslim community members in Knoxville call the desecration of a Qur’an there an unrepresentative “isolated incident;” even Neo-Nazis are surprised by the act and characterize it as a “hate crime” …
Amidst supposed “peace talks”, Netanyahu refuses to yield anything on curbing the future construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, even at the risk of derailing the entire talks:
- Israel to End Settlement Moratorium (Al-Jazeera)
Lawyer says student suffers from PTSD; Sharif, the NYC man stabbed repeatedly by the student, says he has no doubt the attack was fueled by anti-Muslim bias, regardless of  the PTSD:
- Lawyer: Student Accused of Stabbing Muslim Cabbie in NYC Has PTSD From Afghanistan Experiences (Los Angeles Times)
Skateboarder shouts “Dude, you have no Quran!” as he grabs the text to deliver it into “the safe hands of a smiling local Muslim leader”; no news of whether the attempted burner wants his property back:
- Quran Burning FAIL: Skateboarder Foils Extremist (Huffington Post)
