Imam Stabbed During Morning Prayers at New Jersey Mosque

An imam was stabbed during a morning prayer service at a mosque in Paterson, New Jersey. The suspect, who was unknown to congregants prior to Sunday’s incident, was apprehended by worshipers and later arrested by police. The imam is in stable condition at a local hospital. The stabbing occurred during Ramadan, the holiest month of the Muslim calendar. The incident is being investigated by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations called for a hate crime investigation after a separate incident in Paterson where a sign at a public school was defaced.