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sodoirt · 29 juli 2006, 19:17

Blijkbaar bestaan er ook correcte moslims, verschillend van de "antizionisten" die maar leugens verspreiden op het forum.

Local Muslims condemn "heinous act"

By Janet I. Tu and Jonathan Martin
Seattle Times staff reporters

As news spread that the gunman at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle said he was a Muslim American angry at Israel, local Muslims condemned the violence.
They also feared the act could lead to a violent backlash against Muslims.
"Everyone's talking about it. Everyone's upset about it," said Ann El-Moslimany, a community leader. "They're upset that somebody was killed and others wounded.
"And of course they're concerned that when anything like this happens, people say: 'Oh yeah, the Muslims,' and how it comes back on all the Muslims, especially nowadays. But most of all, they're upset that people died."
Aziz Junejo, a community leader and a Seattle Times Faith & Values columnist, said he heard from several mosques that they are increasing security and opening during prayer times only.
Hisham Farajallah, director of Idriss Mosque in Northgate, said repeated references to a "Muslim American" on the news prompted him to cancel a Friday-evening event for women at the mosque. He advised the women who called to stay inside for the evening.
"All they keep saying is Muslim American, Muslim American, Muslim American," Farajallah said. "It's very unfortunate."
Rami Alkabra, president of the Seattle Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the group condemns "this heinous act in the strongest possible terms." There are fringe elements in every community, he said, noting that mosques in some areas of the country had pigs' heads rolled inside and some were shot at.
"Just as strongly as we condemn these acts against Muslims, we condemn this act against the Jewish Federation, and we pray for the safety and health of the victims."
At a rally Friday evening at Westlake Park protesting Israeli actions in Lebanon, Ziyad Zaitoun, 52, a civil engineer, said the act was a single violent individual.

"It doesn't matter if he is Jewish, Christian or Muslim — he's a nutcase. He's a loser," Zaitoun said. "He shot a human being, and it doesn't matter his personal or political agenda, he shot innocent people." But "any time something like this happens — especially against the state of Israel or people connected to the state of Israel — we fear for our lives" as Muslims, Zaitoun said.
He said another person at the rally advised him to go home for fear of backlash.

29 juli 2006, 19:17	#13
sodoirt Banneling Geregistreerd: 26 juni 2004 Locatie: Brussel Berichten: 1.102	Blijkbaar bestaan er ook correcte moslims, verschillend van de "antizionisten" die maar leugens verspreiden op het forum. Local Muslims condemn "heinous act" By Janet I. Tu and Jonathan Martin Seattle Times staff reporters As news spread that the gunman at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle said he was a Muslim American angry at Israel, local Muslims condemned the violence. They also feared the act could lead to a violent backlash against Muslims. "Everyone's talking about it. Everyone's upset about it," said Ann El-Moslimany, a community leader. "They're upset that somebody was killed and others wounded. "And of course they're concerned that when anything like this happens, people say: 'Oh yeah, the Muslims,' and how it comes back on all the Muslims, especially nowadays. But most of all, they're upset that people died." Aziz Junejo, a community leader and a Seattle Times Faith & Values columnist, said he heard from several mosques that they are increasing security and opening during prayer times only. Hisham Farajallah, director of Idriss Mosque in Northgate, said repeated references to a "Muslim American" on the news prompted him to cancel a Friday-evening event for women at the mosque. He advised the women who called to stay inside for the evening. "All they keep saying is Muslim American, Muslim American, Muslim American," Farajallah said. "It's very unfortunate." Rami Alkabra, president of the Seattle Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the group condemns "this heinous act in the strongest possible terms." There are fringe elements in every community, he said, noting that mosques in some areas of the country had pigs' heads rolled inside and some were shot at. "Just as strongly as we condemn these acts against Muslims, we condemn this act against the Jewish Federation, and we pray for the safety and health of the victims." At a rally Friday evening at Westlake Park protesting Israeli actions in Lebanon, Ziyad Zaitoun, 52, a civil engineer, said the act was a single violent individual. "It doesn't matter if he is Jewish, Christian or Muslim — he's a nutcase. He's a loser," Zaitoun said. "He shot a human being, and it doesn't matter his personal or political agenda, he shot innocent people." But "any time something like this happens — especially against the state of Israel or people connected to the state of Israel — we fear for our lives" as Muslims, Zaitoun said. He said another person at the rally advised him to go home for fear of backlash.