Thanks sister Jabou ,
This subject was brought up on the Capitol hill today and it was widely condemned.
Unfortunately the man who did it is ut on bail for just $25,000
Habib
Mansour Ceesay wrote:
> Sister Jabou,
> This is a very disturbing trend indeed. It all sounded
> like 18th century America. Our prayers go to our brothers
> and sisters so that they can be able to practice their
> religion freely without fear of being attacked.
> Asalam alaikum
> MMC
>
> On Thu, 22 Jun 2000 07:33:51 EDT Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > FYI.
> > Please read all the way through as there are some articles and good resources.
> >
> > Jabou Joh
> >
> > Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah
> > In the Name of Allaah, The Most Gracious, The Most Kind
> >
> > Hijri date: Thursday 19 Raby` al-awal 1421 A.H.
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 10:16:06 -0400
> >
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> > In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
> >
> > CAIR
> > Council on American-Islamic Relations
> > 453 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
> > Washington, D.C. 20003
> > Tel: 202-488-8787
> > Fax: 202-659-2254
> > Page: 202-490-5653
> > E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > URL: http://www.cair-net.org
> >
> > AMERICAN MUSLIM MEDIA WATCH - 6/21/2000
> >
> > -----
> >
> > AMBUSH AT MOSQUE NEAR U OF M RAISES SPECTER OF LOCAL HATE ATTACK
> >
> > By: Yolanda Jones and Chris Conley, The (Memphis, Tenn.) Commercial
> > Appeal, 6/21/2000
> >
> > -----
> >
> > Excerpts:
> >
> > "Gunfire shattered the solemnity of morning prayers at an East Memphis
> > mosque early Tuesday, wounding one person and prompting some to call
> > the incident a hate crime...
> >
> > "...The shooting occurred as members of the Masjid Al-Noor were about
> > to start their daily prayers about 4:30 a.m.
> >
> > "A gunman ambushed a worshiper as he approached the mosque, shot him
> > and then blasted golf ball-sized holes into the locked doors of the
> > building at 3529 Mynders, near the University of Memphis...
> >
> > "...Police arrested Brent Fong, 26, of 3537 Mynders. Fong was charged
> > with attempted first-degree murder and nine counts of reckless
> > endangerment...
> >
> > "...As mosque members gathered for afternoon prayer, they said they're
> > used to vandalism and verbal confrontations with Fong and other
> > neighbors, but not violence. The mosque has been in the neighborhood
> > since the early 1980s.
> >
> > "'We've had dirt thrown on us, and they've done everything from smoke
> > marijuana to drink in front of us to having their dogs chase us,' said
> > Danish Siddiqui, president of the University of Memphis Muslim
> > Students Association.
> >
> > "'If this is not a hate crime, what is it then?'
> >
> > "The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Washington-based
> > Islamic advocacy group, asked police in Memphis to investigate the
> > attack as a possible hate crime.
> >
> > "'In our experience, these incidents don't have to have persons
> > writing `Die Muslim, Die,' on the side of the building for it to be a
> > hate crime,' said CAIR national communications director Ibrahim
> > Hooper.
> >
> > "'We simply want authorities to be sensitized to the fact that this
> > might be a biased attack and treat it as a hate crime if that is the
> > case...'
> >
> > "...Attacks on Islamic centers across the country are real and
> > serious, CAIR officials said.
> >
> > "In early 1994, a mosque in Yuba City, Calif., was burned to the
> > ground in an arson attack. In 1995, a center was burned in
> > Springfield, Ill., and in 1996, a man was charged in an arson attack
> > at a mosque in Greenville, S.C..."
> >
> > -----
> >
> > TO VIEW THE ENTIRE ARTICLE, GO TO:
> > http://www.gomemphis.com/newca/062100/21mosqnu.htm
> >
> > ----------
> >
> > SEE ALSO:
> >
> > FOREIGN STUDENTS FACE CLOSER SCRUTINY BY U.S.
> > Terrorism fears lead INS to build controversial database
> >
> > By: Bill Schackner, (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Post-Gazette, 6/21/2000
> >
> > To view the entire article, go to:
> > http://www.post-gazette.com/headlines/20000621terroristnation2.asp
> >
> > -----
> >
> > JERSEY GIVES ITS BLESSING TO MUSLIM DIETARY PRACTICES
> > Bill regulates sale of foods under Islamic halal laws
> >
> > By: David Gibson, The Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.), 6/18/2000, Page 025
> >
> > To view the entire article, go to:
> > http://nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/jersey/ledger/fd9a5c.html
> > >>
> >
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