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San Diego's Muslims, a mosque, and a city shaken | The Take
5 hours ago ... We hear how San Diego's Muslim community is grieving, supporting one another, and trying to move forward after an attack that shattered their sense of ...
The Take: San Diego's Muslims, a mosque, and a city shaken
Podcast, The TakeAfter a deadly shooting, San Diego’s Muslim community mourns, supports one another, and searches for healing.Published On 22 May 2026We hear how San Diego’s Muslim community is grieving, supporting one another, and trying to move forward after an attack that shattered their sense of safety. How does a community begin healing after unimaginable loss?In this episode: Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4The Take: Why are India’s mosques turning into temple disputes?list 2 of 4The Take: The implosion of Keir Starmer’s Labourlist 3 of 4The Take: What’s behind the forced disappearances in Ecuador?list 4 of 4The Take: Five hundred activists sailed toward Gaza. This is what happened.end of list Sarah Hassaine (@shassaine), Community leader Episode credits:This episode was produced by Chloe K Li and Sarí el-Khalili, with Spencer Cline, Catherine Nouhan, Tuleen Barat, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube
San Diego's Muslims, a mosque,... - The Take - Apple Podcasts
We hear how San Diego’s Muslim community is grieving, supporting one another, and trying to move forward after an attack that shattered their sense of safety. How does a community begin healing after unimaginable loss?In this episode: Sarah Hassaine (@shassaine), Community Leader Episode credits:This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li and Sarí el-Khalili, with Spencer Cline, Catherine Nouhan, Tuleen Barat, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube
'The mosque always felt like a safe space': San Diego's Muslims reel ...
The deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego has left southern California's Muslim community reeling, with grieving residents directing their fury at city leaders for ignoring years of warnings over rising Islamophobia. Two gunmen opened fire outside the mosque shortly before midday prayers on Monday, killing Amin Abdullah, 51, Nadir Awad, 57, and Mansour Kaziha, 78, known affectionately in the community as Abu Ezz. Police and the FBI are investigating the shooting as a hate crime, after discovering extremist writings linked to the attackers. Authorities say the pair appeared to have been influenced by neo-Nazi propaganda and previous anti-Muslim attacks, including the 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre in New Zealand. For many in San Diego's Muslim community, the attack has deepened fears over rising Islamophobia in the United States. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters "I immediately thought, it was just another incident, just someone with a BB gun," Osama Shabaik, a San Diego attorney and longtime mosque attendee, told Middle East Eye. "We've had so many times where someone has driven by the masjid [and] fired a BB gun - throwing something at the masjid, just a lot of incidents like that. Then my wife called me, and she's like 'did you see the news? Amin is dead'. I kinda just stopped in my tracks." 'Mayor Gloria is not someone that I would welcome into our Muslim spaces. He is someone who turned his back on the Muslim community years ago' - Osama Shabaik, San Diego resident and mosque attendee The Islamic Center of San Diego, the largest mosque in the county, includes a school attended by roughly 140 children. Officials said the quick actions of Abdullah, a security guard at the mosque, helped trigger a lockdown that prevented a higher death toll. Community members described Abdullah, Awad and Kaziha as heroes who rushed towards danger to protect others. "Amin [Abdullah] is someone who I would see on a regular basis. You can always see him with the largest smile on his face. He greeted everyone," Shabaik said. "Abu Ezz [Kaziha] was an individual who we grew up under - who showed us nothing but love. He accepted everyone as they were. He found it his responsibility to be the caretaker of the mosque. "Finally you have Nader, who in his selflessness was sitting at home and heard the gunshots and ran to help. I ...
