Muslim prayer room at NYU vandalized with name of Jewish fraternity - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

NYU Muslim prayer room graffitied with name of Jewish fraternity

“This was not simply an act of vandalism; it was a malicious and deeply disrespectful attack driven by anti-Muslim hatred,” said a Muslim chaplain in a statement.

Muslim prayer room at NYU vandalized with name of Jewish fraternity

(JTA) — The name of a Jewish fraternity was graffitied in a Muslim prayer room at New York University’s library last week, according to school officials. A student was visiting the prayer room in Bobst Library last Thursday when they discovered that the room had been vandalized. Its prayer mats were soaked in urine, and a phallic image was drawn on its walls along with the letters “AEPI,” representing the Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi. The …

Muslim prayer room at NYU vandalized with name of Jewish fraternity - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The letters AEPI were scrawled on a vulgar image.

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…