Egypt’s top prosecutor will launch an investigation into the murder of Nabra Hassanein, an American Muslim girl of Egyptian descent who was murdered last month, after being kidnapped in front of a mosque in Virginia and beaten to death. The All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS), a nearby community center, said that its members saw the teenagers and directed them to their building. The Egyptian prosecutor general’s office said that it would send a request to US judicial authorities for official documents from the investigation into the incident, including forensic reports. The brutal assault has alarmed the surrounding Muslim community and echoed worldwide with calls for a hate-crime investigation. Egypt’s Al-Azhar has condemned the murder, warning of a “worrying growth in Islamophobia” that is threatening the lives of Muslims in Western countries.

Source: Egypt Independent July 05, 2017 12:33 UTC