An imam was shot dead in a 'senseless' attack. The killer is a mystery

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : I can't think of anything wrong he's done to anyone, and that comes from my heart".
59% : The organisation reports that incidents of anti-Muslin bigotry have increased by more than 170 per cent since the Hamas attack on 7 October that triggered Israel's ongoing military action in Gaza.
59% : CAIR said it has received 2,171 anti-Muslim and anti-Palestine hate complaints over the last two months to their national headquarters - a 172 per cent increase from the same period in 2022.
55% : "As always, and irrespective of this specific incident, we advise all mosques to keep their doors open but remain cautious, especially given the recent spike in anti-Muslim bigotry," CAIR said.
45% : Over 50 years ago, in 1973, another imam, James Shabazz, of the same mosque, then known as Temple No. 25, was shot and killed in his driveway, the New York Times said.

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