The Victims Of Anti-Muslim Crimes
anti-Muslim crimes to non-Muslims, like in January of 2008 when a 63 year old Sikh man was attacked outside of his temple by a man who used profanities and screamed, “Arab, go back to your country.” (Southern Poverty Law Center) The Sikh man had just exited a sanctuary of peaceful worship to be attacked and harassed by a xenophobic white man. Not only are these crimes targeted to people of Islamic origins, but also to those who may share the same skin tone. In the minds of these abusers, anyone who looks foreign to them, such as myself, is a person that they automatically hate. Today, Muslims are 5 times more likely to be a victim of a hate-crime than they were since 9/11 (The Bridge Initiative).
(The Bridge Initiative)
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The holy book of Islam, the Quran (Koran), preaches peace and charity yet terrorist use the Quran to reprimand their destructive acts. These terror groups, such as ISIS, use the name of Allah as a facade for their striking of enemies and oppressors. In reality, Islam preaches the opposite of what these terrorist groups endorse. "The Koran is saying to humans, this is the final guidance from your Creator, for the specific purpose of worshipping him and creating a civil society where you can live in peace with one another," says Muslim scholar Imam Sulayman S. Nyang of Howard University in Washington, D.C. (National Geographic) A vast number of mosques, Islamic place of worship, have been vandalized and invaded countless times. Many Muslims have been hurt while trying to pray at a these mosques or whilst in a public place. Think if every time you kneeled to pray some stranger harasses you and your God or tells you to “go back to where you came from”. You must be thinking, “someone must stop them”, unfortunately, many of these crimes are overlooked by police. Whether it is the law enforcement’s blatant racism or just because of the overwhelming demand of anti-Muslim related crime, many mosques are no longer a safe haven. In fact, many states are refusing the construction of mosques or any Islamic centers and if they are being built many are flooded with rallies and
(The Bridge Initiative)
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The holy book of Islam, the Quran (Koran), preaches peace and charity yet terrorist use the Quran to reprimand their destructive acts. These terror groups, such as ISIS, use the name of Allah as a facade for their striking of enemies and oppressors. In reality, Islam preaches the opposite of what these terrorist groups endorse. "The Koran is saying to humans, this is the final guidance from your Creator, for the specific purpose of worshipping him and creating a civil society where you can live in peace with one another," says Muslim scholar Imam Sulayman S. Nyang of Howard University in Washington, D.C. (National Geographic) A vast number of mosques, Islamic place of worship, have been vandalized and invaded countless times. Many Muslims have been hurt while trying to pray at a these mosques or whilst in a public place. Think if every time you kneeled to pray some stranger harasses you and your God or tells you to “go back to where you came from”. You must be thinking, “someone must stop them”, unfortunately, many of these crimes are overlooked by police. Whether it is the law enforcement’s blatant racism or just because of the overwhelming demand of anti-Muslim related crime, many mosques are no longer a safe haven. In fact, many states are refusing the construction of mosques or any Islamic centers and if they are being built many are flooded with rallies and