Host: Namish Modi
This piece features interviews with Baitul Mosque volunteer Nabeel Rana, Cambridge mayor Kathryn McGarry and Coalition of Muslim Women KW President Sarah Shafiq.
The mosque in the Galt area of Cambridge was severely vandalized this week in an act of hate, and Rana estimates the damage at about $15,000 to $20,000.
The vandalism is under investigation by the Waterloo Regional Police.
The Cambridge community has come together to support the mosque while the vandalism comes off the heels of the murder of four members of a Muslim family in London last month.
Radio Waterloo published a piece on the incident in London a few weeks ago, as well.
Update: 1 man has been arrested so far in connection to this incident.
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