May 26, 2026

Three people were killed during a shooting on May 18 at the Islamic Center in San Diego. The Center is the largest mosque in San Diego County and also includes the Al Rashid School. Also, the two teenagers who allegedly opened fire on the Center are dead, reportedly via suicide.

One of the victims was Amin Abdullah, a security guard and father of eight children. He had worked at the Center for 10 years. Abdullah is considered a hero for sacrificing his life to protect the children who were in the Center during the shooting. Fortunately, no child was injured.

The International Action Center agrees with the assessment of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. In its statement, CAIR condemned the shooting, saying, “We are deeply disturbed, but not at all surprised, to learn that those who attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego were reportedly motivated by anti-Muslim hate.”

CAIR continued: “Hate against American Muslims is completely out of control. Numerous politicians have spent the past year claiming that all ‘mainstream Muslims’ should be destroyed, that American mosques and elementary schools should be shut down, and that American Muslims should be expelled from our nation. Just last week, House Republicans held a congressional hearing to fan the flames of hate against American Muslims, their houses of worship and even Muslim schoolchildren.

“A deadly attack on an American mosque was as predictable as it is unacceptable. Anti-Muslim hatred is one of the last acceptable forms of bigotry in American society, and it is long past time for the tolerance of this hate to end.” (cair.com, May 18)