Graffiti Left On Muslim Center

Graffiti left at a Muslim prayer center in East Central Spokane over the weekend has prompted calls for a federal hate crime investigation. The message, “Death to Islam,” was spray-painted on the outside of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Heritage Association of Spokane on Saturday, as worshippers inside recited prayers for the holy month of Ramadan, according to a statement from the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Arsalan Bukhari, the state group’s executive director, said the incident was reported to the Spokane Police Department, which had yet to assign a detective to the case as of Wednesday afternoon/Kip Hill, SR. More here.