A hit and run car collision on a pedestrian in front of a mosque in Minnesota has left the local Muslim community shaken after an escalation in attacks on their places of worship in recent years. The incident, which appeared to be intentional, took place midday on Wednesday outside the Alhikma Islamic Center in Minneapolis. Osman Ahmed, director of advocacy for the Minnesota chapter of the Council on America-Islamic Relations (CAIR), was standing in the parking lot of the mosque, where he had been helping them apply for a security grant. A driver then accelerated into him, throwing him into th…