Brutal slaying leaves community shocked, mystified as hundreds gather at vigil
TRACY — Parmjit Singh was remembered as a family man who touched the lives of those around him. On Wednesday evening, hundreds gathered at Gretchen … Read More
Large crowd rallies in support of locked down Kashmir at California state Capitol
Nine days into the military lockdown of Indian-administered Kashmir, around 300 people rallied at the state Capitol on Tuesday in support of those living in India’s … Read More
‘I still think this is a dream’: Hamid Hayat celebrates Eid al-Adha after release from prison
On Sunday morning, thousands of people filed into Jackson Sports Academy in McClellan Park to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Islamic “Festival of Sacrifice” that marks … Read More
Hamid Hayat, freed after 14 years in terror case: ‘I can’t believe this day came’
Hamid Hayat, the Lodi man who spent 14 years behind bars in a one of the most controversial terrorism cases of the post-Sept. 11 era, … Read More
Family Of Hamid Hayat Says Prayers Are Answered With Him Coming Home
Hamid Hayat is out of federal jail in Arizona and into the arms of his family in Sacramento. “It was a long time coming. We … Read More
Lodi man speaks out after judge overturns terror conviction
“I’m lost for words,” Hamid Hayat told hundreds of fellow Muslims on Sunday before tearing up at a religious service in McClellan Park. Read the … Read More
‘I cannot describe the sense of joy that I have felt to be reunited with my family’
Hamid Hayat, a Lodi resident whose 2006 terrorism-related conviction was recently overturned, addressed a crowded room at a welcome home press conference at the Tarbiya Institute’s … Read More
Hamid Hayat, Whose Terror Conviction Was Overturned, Is Set To Make First Public Appearance Sunday
Lodi’s Hamid Hayat is set to make his first public appearance Sunday morning after his terror conviction was overturned and he was released from a … Read More
Clearing Hamid Hayat
A large gathering of Lodi’s Muslim community stood on the steps of Sacramento’s federal courthouse last week, some stoic and others fighting tears as it … Read More
Hamid Hayat’s attorneys ask judge to release Lodi terror suspect after conviction tossed
Four days after a federal judge vacated the conviction and sentence of Lodi terror suspect Hamid Hayat, his attorneys filed a motion Friday seeking Hayat’s … Read More
