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Heartbroken by today's shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, the largest mosque in San Diego 💔. Our prayers are with the victims, their loved ones, and a community that has been devastated. A thread for journalists covering this 🧵
Breaking news: Five people, including two teenage suspects, are dead after a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
The shooting is being investigated as a hate crime due to its location, San Diego police chief Scott Wahl said. wapo.st/4deR99C
"@theispu research shows that Islamophobia is rising and is has been used as a campaign tactic by some candidates.
Yet, Tuqa says, many voters appear unconvinced by attempts to make faith and identity the defining issues of a campaign."
What two Muslim Egyptian-Americans joining US congress means for their communities newarab.com/features/what-mu…
Is this supposed to be a last minute attempt to sway voters who are fed up with US aid to Israel?
TRUMP: We were giving Israel $4 billion, but it gets cut off at the end of the year
KILMEADE: Why?
TRUMP: Why? Because they don't need it, Brian. I asked them. Bibi Netanyahu brought it up. He said, 'I think it would be appropriate if we do not receive aid.'
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.@TheISPU's Islamophobia Index explained in this important piece in @newlinesmag
NEW: Michigan’s airwaves have been flooded with anti-Arab and Islamophobic attack ads targeting Abdul El-Sayed in the final stretch of the state’s high-stakes U.S. Senate race. @minnaharshad reports for @newlinesmag on how the messaging landed with voters. newlinesmag.com/reportage/mi…
Important coverage of anti-Muslim rhetoric by @NewsHour featuring ISPU research
“I am very afraid,” a Muslim woman in Minnesota told @pbsnewshour, as anti-Muslim rhetoric spreads this midterm season.
ISPU's Dr. Saher Selod weighs in on that rhetoric as an expert tonight: pbs.org/newshour/show/muslim…
"While the American version of the “Muslim Brotherhood” playbook is laced with the menace of racism and Islamophobia, the project at the core hews tightly to its origins in the Gulf: maintenance of an illiberal status quo."
The label of “Muslim Brotherhood” may be new to a U.S. voter, but governments in the Middle East have long leaned on it as a playbook for political foes — a revealing piece by my @newlinesmag colleague @erinclarebrown
newlinesmag.com/argument/the…
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Let’s be clear: Far too few spoke out against the rabid Islamophobia directed at Abdul.
Stevens would never have treated a white candidate this way. Her actions betray not only the Democratic Party, but American ideals themselves. This is anti-Muslim hate, plain and simple.
New: Statement from Haley Stevens’ chief of staff Justin German confirms many of her team have resigned & they back Abdul El-Sayed for #MISen
“We are shocked and heartbroken by Congresswoman Stevens’ decision to support Mike Rogers.”
I grew up visiting Jordan every summer. My grandparents' neighbors on both sides were Christian. My other grandparents are from a town in the north that has a historically large Christian population. I never felt they were anything but Jordanian, bc nobody ever made it an issue.
Many people don’t realize how deeply Muslims and Christians live in Jordan. It’s a truly unique model of co-existence. In Karak, the lines between Christian and Muslim communities are practically invisible… they are united by generations of unity and shared history. Those trying to sow sectarian hatred and division in Jordan are playing a dangerous game. Jordan has no place for this poison,
We know, though, who is behind these sinister plots.
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We followed one another here and I enjoyed reading his unique perspectives on the Gulf. 💔 الله يرحمه
Deeply saddened by the loss of my friend, Saudi political researcher @AzizAlghashian.
A genuinely kind and thoughtful person. I always valued our conversations and his calm, insightful views, grounded in facts and free from prejudice.
May Allah grant him the highest place in Paradise.
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Currently reading this and it’s almost like you’re talking about 2026 not 1968.
Re Ilhan Omar: There is a long history in the US of using immigration enforcement to target minorities, including Muslims. I lay much of this history in my new book "Seasons of Fury," about the rise of Islamophobia in America
penguinrandomhouse.com/books…
"When members of Congress pushed for accountability over the killings of nine Palestinian Americans by Israeli settlers and security forces, he suppressed a detailed report that the embassy staff had written, effectively stonewalling lawmakers’ efforts to gain information."
Heck of a scoop from @natan_oden and @adamrasgon on the behind-the-scenes efforts of a top U.S. embassy official in Jerusalem to paint Netanyahu in a positive light, even at the expense of President Trump's policies.
nytimes.com/2026/10/08/world…
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for anyone who denies the brutality of the Assad regime...
An insane story of a man who spent 13 years hidden behind a wall in his own house in western Syria to avoid Assad's security forces.
(We've had this for days and held it while we substantiated parts of it. @newlinesmag videographer @subhash_anagha)
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Disgusting.
Just a reminder that Balbir *Singh* Sodh was the victim of the first hate crime days after 9/11. Frank Silva Roque shot and killed Sodhi while Sodhi was planting flowers and arranging American flags.
Expect more of this in the coming days...
Hi @CBS @CBSNews @bariweiss do you think it's super offensive and disgusting and Islamophobic to do a tweet about the potential first ever Muslim Democratic senator which begins by referencing 9/11?
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"But as 9/11 retreats further into the past, strangely, anti-Muslim rhetoric has grown—no longer veiled or marginalized but actively celebrated by those in power."
Poignant reflection on what life is like for many Muslims since 9/11 by @asmamk
I wrote an essay that’s been on my mind for a very long time.
It’s not the whole story, but it’s a snapshot that chronicles what I’ve personally witnessed and experienced over the last several years.
I hope you’ll take a few minutes to read it.
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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The Breakthrough and the Backlash: What El-Sayed’s Victory Reveals About American Muslims tuqanusairat.substack.com/p/…
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