An early-morning fire Saturday destroyed a Texas mosque that was a target of hatred several years ago and experienced a burglary just a week ago. “It’s sad to stand there and watch it collapse down, and the fire was so huge,” Shahid Hashmi, the Islamic center’s president, said. Read | Donald Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ takes effect but faces lawsuits around the world“None whatsoever right now,” the center director said. In December, a man was sentenced to four years in prison for setting fire to a Houston mosque where he worshipped. Read | Google’s Sundar Pichai slams Trump’s ban on Muslims from 7 nations, recalls employees back to US

Source: Hindustan Times January 29, 2017 01:52 UTC