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'''Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center''' is a [[mosque]] in [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]], [[Minnesota]], United States.
'''Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center''' is a [[mosque]] in [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]], [[Minnesota]], United States.

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On August 5, 2017, Emily Claire Hari (known at the time as Michael Hari), Michael McWhorter, and Joe Morris of Clarence, Illinois detonated an improvised explosive near the mosque, which damaged the structure but no one was hurt, in an effort to scare Muslims into leaving the United States. McWhorter and Morris pled guilty to crimes relating to the attack and Hari was convicted of several crimes in a 2020 federal trial.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Mannix|first=Andy|date=2020-12-10|title=Illinois man found guilty of bombing Minnesota mosque|url=https://www.startribune.com/illinois-man-found-guilty-of-bombing-minnesota-mosque/573347911/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-10|website=Star Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mosque bomber now identifies as a woman, says right-wing blogs fueled "inner-conflict" leading up to attack|url=https://www.startribune.com/mosque-bomber-now-identifies-as-a-woman-says-right-wing-blogs-fueled-inner-conflict-leading-up-to-at/600090371/|first= Andy| last= Mannix| date= August 23, 2021|publisher=[[Star Tribune]]}}</ref>
==History==
==History==
The mosque first opened in 2011, when the Dar Al Farooq Center purchased a building that had previously been the site of Northgate Elementary School and Concordia High School.<ref name=trib>{{Cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/blast-investigated-at-bloomington-islamic-center/438715693/ |title=FBI: 'Improvised explosive device' caused blast at Bloomington Islamic center |last=Montemayor |first=Stephen |date=2017-08-06 |website=Star Tribune |access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref> The building that now houses the mosque was also sometimes used by a Lutheran church.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.citypages.com/news/bloomington-mosque-haters-petition-city-to-stomp-down-on-dar-al-farooq/388851402 |title=Bloomington mosque-haters petition city to stomp down on Dar al Farooq |last=Du |first=Susan |date=2016-08-01 |website=City Pages |access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref>
The mosque first opened in 2011, when the Dar Al Farooq Center purchased a building that had previously been the site of Northgate Elementary School and Concordia High School.<ref name=trib>{{Cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/blast-investigated-at-bloomington-islamic-center/438715693/ |title=FBI: 'Improvised explosive device' caused blast at Bloomington Islamic center |last=Montemayor |first=Stephen |date=2017-08-06 |website=Star Tribune |access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref> The building that now houses the mosque was also sometimes used by a Lutheran church.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.citypages.com/news/bloomington-mosque-haters-petition-city-to-stomp-down-on-dar-al-farooq/388851402 |title=Bloomington mosque-haters petition city to stomp down on Dar al Farooq |last=Du |first=Susan |date=2016-08-01 |website=City Pages |access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref>


=== 2017 bombing ===
=== 2017 bombing ===

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On August 5, 2017, Emily Claire Hari (known at the time as Michael Hari), Michael McWhorter, and Joe Morris of Clarence, Illinois detonated an improvised explosive near the mosque, which damaged the structure but no one was hurt, in an effort to scare Muslims into leaving the United States. McWhorter and Morris pled guilty to crimes relating to the attack and Hari was convicted of several crimes in a 2020 federal trial.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Mannix|first=Andy|date=2020-12-10|title=Illinois man found guilty of bombing Minnesota mosque|url=https://www.startribune.com/illinois-man-found-guilty-of-bombing-minnesota-mosque/573347911/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-10|website=Star Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mosque bomber now identifies as a woman, says right-wing blogs fueled "inner-conflict" leading up to attack|url=https://www.startribune.com/mosque-bomber-now-identifies-as-a-woman-says-right-wing-blogs-fueled-inner-conflict-leading-up-to-at/600090371/|first= Andy| last= Mannix| date= August 23, 2021|publisher=[[Star Tribune]]}}</ref>

On August 5, 2017, at about 5:00 a.m. local time, an [[improvised explosive device]] detonated near the mosque, damaging an [[imam]]'s office and sending smoke throughout the building. No one was hurt in the explosion.<ref name=trib/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/feds-investigate-explosion-shook-bloomington-minnesota-mosque-n789891 |title=Bomb blast shakes Minnesota mosque as worshipers prepare for prayers |last=Chuck |first=Elizabeth |date=2017-08-05 |website=NBC News |language=en |access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref>
On August 5, 2017, at about 5:00 a.m. local time, an [[improvised explosive device]] detonated near the mosque, damaging an [[imam]]'s office and sending smoke throughout the building. No one was hurt in the explosion.<ref name=trib/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/feds-investigate-explosion-shook-bloomington-minnesota-mosque-n789891 |title=Bomb blast shakes Minnesota mosque as worshipers prepare for prayers |last=Chuck |first=Elizabeth |date=2017-08-05 |website=NBC News |language=en |access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref>


Revision as of 18:06, 29 October 2021

Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
MunicipalityBloomington
StateMinnesota
CountryUnited States
Geographic coordinates44°51′17″N 93°15′52″W / 44.8547°N 93.2644°W / 44.8547; -93.2644

Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center is a mosque in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States.

On August 5, 2017, Emily Claire Hari (known at the time as Michael Hari), Michael McWhorter, and Joe Morris of Clarence, Illinois detonated an improvised explosive near the mosque, which damaged the structure but no one was hurt, in an effort to scare Muslims into leaving the United States. McWhorter and Morris pled guilty to crimes relating to the attack and Hari was convicted of several crimes in a 2020 federal trial.[1][2]

History

The mosque first opened in 2011, when the Dar Al Farooq Center purchased a building that had previously been the site of Northgate Elementary School and Concordia High School.[3] The building that now houses the mosque was also sometimes used by a Lutheran church.[4]

2017 bombing

On August 5, 2017, at about 5:00 a.m. local time, an improvised explosive device detonated near the mosque, damaging an imam's office and sending smoke throughout the building. No one was hurt in the explosion.[3][5]

Mark Dayton, then governor of Minnesota, denounced the attack as "an act of terrorism" during a visit to the mosque.[6] President Trump and the White House were silent on the attack,[7] but presidential advisor Sebastian Gorka suggested it may have been a hoax orchestrated "by the left."[8][9] Hundreds of community members gathered at a soccer field near the Islamic center on August 8 in a show of solidarity with Muslim Americans. Jewish and Christian faith leaders, locals, state officials, and U.S. Senator Al Franken were all in attendance.[10]

On March 13, 2018, the FBI announced the arrest of three suspects in connection to the bombing. The suspects were identified as former sheriff's deputy Emily Hari (known at the time as Michael Hari), 47, Michael McWhorter, 29, and Joe Morris, 22, all of Clarence, Illinois. McWhorter allegedly stated that the motivation behind the bombing was "'scare [Muslims] out of the United States'...because they push their beliefs on everyone else."[11] The three were arrested on charges of possession of a machine gun.[12] Hari had connections to the Three Percenters, a far-right, anti-government militia.[13]

After a five-week federal trial, a jury in Minnesota on December 9, 2020, convicted Hari of five separate charges relating to property destruction and threats of force against the free expression of religious belief.[14] Hari was identified by authorities as the mastermind of the bombing. She had recruited McWhorter and Morris, who were less educated and in financial distress, to help carry out the attack. McWhorter and Morris pled guilty to crimes relating to the incident, accepting the possibility of 35 years in prison, but hoped for sentencing leniency after testifying against Hari at her trial. Hari faced a minimum federal prison sentence of 35 years.[1] On September 13, 2021, Hari was sentenced to 53 years in prison.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b Mannix, Andy (December 10, 2020). "Illinois man found guilty of bombing Minnesota mosque". Star Tribune. Retrieved December 10, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Mannix, Andy (August 23, 2021). "Mosque bomber now identifies as a woman, says right-wing blogs fueled "inner-conflict" leading up to attack". Star Tribune.
  3. ^ a b Montemayor, Stephen (August 6, 2017). "FBI: 'Improvised explosive device' caused blast at Bloomington Islamic center". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  4. ^ Du, Susan (August 1, 2016). "Bloomington mosque-haters petition city to stomp down on Dar al Farooq". City Pages. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  5. ^ Chuck, Elizabeth (August 5, 2017). "Bomb blast shakes Minnesota mosque as worshipers prepare for prayers". NBC News. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  6. ^ Bromwich, Jonah Engel (August 7, 2017). "Minnesota Governor Calls Mosque Attack a 'Criminal Act of Terrorism'". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  7. ^ Lahu, Jake, "Trump's silence on Minnesota mosque attack prompts criticism", Politico, August 8, 2017.
  8. ^ Fang, Marina (August 10, 2017). "Trump Adviser Suggests Minnesota Mosque Attack Could Have Been Faked 'By The Left'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  9. ^ AP, "Ellison Calls on Trump to Condemn Minnesota Mosque Bombing". The New York Times, August 9, 2017.
  10. ^ Ansari, Talal (August 8, 2017). "Hundreds Gather In Solidarity With Muslim Americans After Minnesota Mosque Bombing". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  11. ^ "3 Illinois men charged in Bloomington mosque bombing".
  12. ^ "3 arrested on gun charges suspected in Minnesota mosque bombing". Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  13. ^ Sankin, Aaron; Carless, Will (March 16, 2018). "Who are the Three Percenters?". Reveal News. Retrieved May 31, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Levenson, Michael (December 10, 2020). "Militia Leader Is Convicted in Bombing of a Minnesota Mosque". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  15. ^ Ibrahim, Mohamed; Forliti, Amy (September 13, 2021). "Militia leader gets 53 years in Minnesota mosque bombing". Associated Press. Retrieved September 13, 2021.


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