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Evidence may point to arson in fire at Islamic center in Houston:

After fire tears through a building at the Quba Islamic Institute in southeast Houston, investigators have determined that the fire was not accidental after finding evidence of an incendiary device. Ref. Source 8

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Muslim doctor 'shot and stabbed' outside mosque in Texas:

Witnesses say the victim was ambushed by three men on foot outside Madrasah Islamiah mosque in Houston Ref. Source 6e.

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Texas Muslims threatened amid increasing Islamophobia

Politicians and law enforcement agencies have been slow to support Muslims facing growing threat of violence. Ref. Source 2r.

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Texas mosque goes up in flames hours after White House announces Muslim ban:

Fire officials state the fire began about 2 a.m. Local time, just hours after the White House issued an executive order limiting the travel of visitors or immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East. Ref. Source 1d.

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On May 21, 2016, a handful of people turned out to protest the opening of a library at an Islamic Center in Houston, Texas. Two held up a banner proclaiming #WhiteLivesMatter. A counter-protest began across the street; video shows a noisy but non-violent confrontation.

The rally -- called “Stop Islamization of Texas” -- was organized and promoted by a Facebook page called Heart of Texas, which had wrongly alleged that the Islamic library had received public funding. But the Heart of Texas page listed no contacts in the Lone Star state. In fact, it was operated by a “troll factory” called the Internet Research Agency thousands of miles away in St Petersburg, Russia, CNN has learned.

The Houston rally sheds light on an effort originating in Russia to sow discord in the US through social media; in this case it had real impact on the ground. Source 9z.