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In the aftermath of the hostage crisis in Colleyville, Texas at the Congregation Beth Israel, religious groups are coming together to condemn the actions of Malik Faisal Akram, the British national behind Saturdays crisis.
I swear to my lord and maker, that there is no act that can justify going into a holy place of worship and holding people hostage, said Khalid Hamideh of the Islamic Association of North Texas. I dont care what your motivation is, its entirely wrong and unjust.
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Antisemitism is real, and we feel with our Jewish brothers and sisters, Hamideh said. He added that individuals who commit these crimes are doing something that is absolutely unconstitutional, illegal, inhumane because we feel the same thing with Islamophobia.
The Islamic community in North Texas has had strong relations with the Jewish community for many years. Hamideh recalls times when he would visit the synagogue to learn more about the Jewish faith, and when the synagogues congregants would, in turn, come to his mosque to learn about Islam.
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PortTack
(32,713 posts)elleng
(130,755 posts)PortTack
(32,713 posts)cinematicdiversions
(1,969 posts)Diametrically opposed seems incorrect in some way.
PortTack
(32,713 posts)It isnt meant to pick on one sect over another.
cinematicdiversions
(1,969 posts)And since many of the key beliefs in both Islam and Judaism that are not shared by most of Christianity (such as abstinence from pork) there are closer in many ways to each other than thier shiny Cross bearing cousin.
Jews are descendent from Abraham's second born son Isaac while Muslims are descended from Abraham's first born son Ishmael.
I mean you really can't get much closer than that.
Budi
(15,325 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(144,939 posts)Behind the Aegis
(53,921 posts)Thanks for the heads up!
bullwinkle428
(20,628 posts)make a very visible stand against hate.
Solly Mack
(90,758 posts)Aristus
(66,294 posts)I'm crying a little...
Love can triumph over hate. We just have to let it.