Moorhead Fargo Islamic Center vandalized with hate speech

Members of the Moorhead Fargo Islamic Center found their mosque vandalized with red spray-painted hate speech, a swastika and a broken window the morning of Sunday, April 25, about halfway through the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Words and phrases on the building read “Death to Islam” and “Can’t Vote.” Racial epithets and a swastika were painted at the main entrance. The words “Kane Lives” with a poorly painted scorpion and the word Nod were at the back and front of the mosque. Both words are references to the once-popular video game Command and Conquer, where Commander Kane is a charismatic and totalitarian leader of the Brotherhood of Nod.

A window at the back of the mosque was also broken.