Posted on 11/29/2010 5:59:38 PM PST by mdittmar
SEATTLE, Nov. 28, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Washington State chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) today called on the FBI and state law enforcement authorities to step up protection for the region's Muslim community after an intentionally-set fire damaged a mosque in Oregon.
Fire officials say the Sunday morning blaze damaged the Salman Al-Farisi Islamic Center in Corvallis, Ore., a house of worship once attended by a recently-arrested terror suspect. The FBI is investigating the incident.
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"Just as American Muslims repudiate any act that would threaten our nation's safety and security, we ask our fellow citizens to reject any attacks on Muslims or their religious institutions," said CAIR-WA Executive Director Arsalan Bukhari.
Bukhari said he recently held a news conference in Seattle with two Muslim women who were allegedly attacked at a gas station by an assailant shouting racial and religious slurs.
CAIR-WA Video: Hate Crime Charges Filed in Attack on Muslim Women http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1nOvU9zEIU
Other recent anti-Muslim incidents include an attack on a New York Muslim mother and child, the arrest of New York teens who allegedly harassed a Muslim student because of his faith and the defacement of a South Carolina mosque.
Mosques in California, Tennessee, New York, Illinois, Wisconsin, Arizona, Louisiana, Kentucky, Texas, and Florida have faced vocal opposition or have been similarly targeted by hate incidents in recent months.
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CAIR's national office recently announced the launch of a department devoted to addressing the alarming rise of Islamophobic sentiment in American society.
American Muslim individuals and institutions are being urged to review advice on security procedures contained in CAIR's "Muslim Community Safety Kit."
CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
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CONTACT: CAIR-WA Executive Director Arsalan Bukhari, 206-367-4081, or 206-931-3655, E-Mail: abukhari@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, or 202-488-8787, E-Mail: ihooper@cair.com; CAIR Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin, 202-488-8787, 202-341-4171, E-Mail: arubin@cair.com
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*rolling eyes*
Zero sympathy. Whoever set the fire did not make it big enough.
I suggest Islamics retreat to Mecca.
I take it you’re just as suspicious about this fire as I am.
Was it arson? Sure! I’ll lay long odds that the perp was a Muslim, probably from that congregation.
Seems to me muslims not wanting to blow up Christmas tree lightings would go alot farther.
The best way to protect Muslims is to send them back to their country of origin. ;-)
Yep...some Muslim probably decided they wanted to get rid of some information inside the Mosque’s office...
what goes around comes around
Well, it wasn’t Henry Bowman. He’d have done it right.
I have a very disorganized sock drawer and will be unable to assist in the protection.
We are beginning to see some set-ups by the Left. This is one. This is most likely a self-inflicted wound designed to be a “Politically Correct” safety net. Now they can continue to claim they are victims when they are the aggressors.
Another is this Wikileaks thing. Obviously someone inside the government is providing the documents. This is no hacking job and he is no ‘Whistleblower” as the media like to call him. The purpose behind the obvious one is to give the gov. an excuse to clamp down on the internet for national security reasons.
I think they did it themselves.
Maybe they should leave now.
Maybe they should leave now.
You nailed it
Yep,Let's hope the FBI is:)
Suspicious fire at mosque = CAIR makes a statement.
Excellent idea! Put them all in protective custody.
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