US EditionMuslim prayer room at NYU vandalized with name of Jewish fraternity - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- Last week, a student found vandalism in NYU's Bobst Library prayer room.
- Anti-Muslim hatred motivated the act, which defiled a religious space.
- The prayer mats were soaked, a phallic image appeared, and 'AEPI' was written.
- NYU stated, "This desecration of a religious space is vile and utterly unacceptable."
- NYPD and NYU are investigating, while calls grow to expel those responsible.
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Graffiti stating the name of the Jewish Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity was sprayed inside a Muslim prayer room at New York University • Yeshiva meadows were soaked with urine, and graffiti with a sexual illustration was sprayed on the walls with the letters representing the fraternity • “This desecration of a religious space is vile and totally unacceptable,” the university said • “This was a malicious and cruel attack Dignity fueled by anti-Muslim…
Mills’ response to prayer room vandalism highlights failure to address Islamophobia
On the night of Thursday, April 3, photos of the desecration of a prayer room in Bobst Library used by members of NYU’s Muslim community began to circulate. The perpetrators who vandalized the prayer room urinated on prayer mats and etched inappropriate images onto the walls. Students, rightfully outraged by this act of hate, quickly took to social media, and the Black Muslim Initiative and Muslim Student Association posted a joint statement abo…
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