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May 3, 2016

Dovish pro-Israel lobby J Street elects US Muslim woman president of college chapter program

A dovish pro-Israel lobby that has struggled for acceptance by more established Jewish groups has elected an American Muslim as president of a core initiative — its chapter program on college campuses, where debates rages over Israel and Palestinians.

May 3, 2016

Man guarding Oklahoma 'Muslim-free' gun range accidentally drops weapon and shoots himself

A man guarding a small-town Oklahoma gun range and survivalist shop that declared itself a "Muslim-free" business dropped his weapon and accidentally shot himself.

May 3, 2016

New York man on trial in X-ray weapon case, accused of plot to target Muslims with device

An upstate New York man accused of trying to assemble a mobile X-ray device meant to kill people at a mosque and an Islamic center is on trial in federal court.

May 3, 2016

Family: Islamic State leader raped American hostage Kayla Mueller, who was later killed

The parents of the late American hostage Kayla Mueller say they were told by American officials that their daughter was repeatedly forced to have sex with Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group.

May 3, 2016

Bush ties Clinton as secretary of state to rise of Islamic State, calls for US-led offensive

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush will step up his criticism of Hillary Rodham Clinton and her tenure as secretary of state on Tuesday, arguing in a speech on foreign policy the Democratic front-runner shares in the mistakes that he says led to the rise of the Islamic State.

May 3, 2016

San Diego man pleads guilty to leaving threatening voice mails to Muslim group

A San Diego man accused of leaving a threatening voice mail at the office of a Muslim civil rights organization pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony charges.

May 3, 2016

Persecution of Middle Eastern Christians spurs charity, calls for US to offer asylum

A Syrian archbishop visiting Philadelphia has called the United States' reluctance to offer asylum to persecuted Christians "unjust." Aleppo Archbishop Jean-Clement Jeanbart made the remark Tuesday as he and an Iraqi counterpart appealed to the American people for help withstanding Islamic State oppression.

May 3, 2016

'I am an American' says man sentenced to prison for trying to join ISIS

A Georgia man who wrote that he was "ready for Jihad" before booking a flight overseas to join the Islamic State group has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.

May 3, 2016

Texas residents fight plan to open Muslim cemetery; mayor calls their worries unfounded

Muslims say they're looking for a place to bury their dead.

May 3, 2016

Tennessee man pleads not guilty to planning mosque attack on New York Muslim community

An East Tennessee man has pleaded not guilty to soliciting another person to burn down a mosque in a small Muslim enclave in New York.