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    "title": "Macabre Mosque",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-20 13:49:29",
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    "subtitle": "San Diego Islamic Center Site of Two Mass Shooters also Home to 9/11 Hijackers and Imam who Inspired Fort Hood Mass Shooter",
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    "body": "<p>With the world the way that it is, it seems that anyone can be easily influenced by hatred on social media &mdash; a frightening reality underscored by the recent deadly shooting at the <strong>San Diego mosque once attended by two 9/11 hijackers, connected figures tied to the Saudi consulate, and former imam Anwar al-Awlaki, the radical cleric who later inspired Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 14 people and wounded 32 in 2009.</strong> The mosque&rsquo;s controversial history has once again thrust it into the national spotlight following an attack carried out by two radicalized teenagers.</p><p> </p><p>Available for interviews on this topic are <strong>David Rubin, himself a victim of an Islamic terror attack, along with his son; Stephen Willeford, the armed citizen who stopped the Sutherland Springs mass shooter in 2017; and Grant Berry, the founder of Reconnecting Ministries, </strong>who is calling for an end to antisemitism and a reunification of the Church.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span><strong>Mosque previously home to 9/11 hijackers and Anwar al-Awlaki.</strong></span></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span><strong>Teen suspects reportedly consumed extremist propaganda and violent manifesto content.</strong></span></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span><strong>Attack reignites debate over online radicalization and ideological violence.</strong></span></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span><strong>Questions emerge about warning signs parents and communities may have missed.</strong></span></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span><strong>Security guard died stopping further bloodshed during deadly mosque attack.</strong></span></li></ul><p> </p><p>According to reports, the two teens &mdash; 17-year-old Cain Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Vasquez &mdash; were driven by a hateful ideology, assembling a &ldquo;manifesto&rdquo; filled with anti-Islamic and antisemitic rhetoric while praising previous mass shootings. They also reportedly created and shared a video on a site known for distributing violent content shortly before carrying out the attack.</p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https://specialguests.com/mosque-san-diego-site-of-911-history/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE</strong></a></p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>TO SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW, CALL OR TEXT 512-966-0983 OR EMAIL </strong><a href=\"mailto:BOOKINGS@SPECIALGUESTS.COM\"><strong>BOOKINGS@SPECIALGUESTS.COM</strong></a></p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n    >\n        <a class=\"release-content-image__link\"\n           id=\"image-8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c\"\n           href=\"https://specialguests.com/guests-topics/\"\n           data-id=\"8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c\"\n           data-track=\"Story Image View\"\n           data-placement=\"content\"\n                            target=\"_blank\"\n                rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n                       style=\"width: 13.89%\"\n        >\n            <img\n                class=\"release-content-image__image\"\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"\"\n                            >\n        </a>\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>",
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