Muslims across America showed an outpouring of support for victims after the deadliest mass shooting in USA history left at least 50 people dead in an Orlando, Florida, nightclub.
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The Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis is condemning the killings at an LGBT club in Orlando and urging the media, politicians and the community not to imply collective guilt to Muslims.
“We must challenge divisive interpretations of Islam that may encourage those like the gunman in Orlando”, the group said, adding that it has been struggling for a decade as a lone voice supporting LGBTQI rights. “We stand together against hatred, violence and demonization of entire communities”.
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Nihad Awad, the leader of the U.S. Muslim group CAIR, strongly condemned the Orlando massacre, saying the killer does not represent the Islamic faith.
Inland Empire Muslim leaders joined their counterparts around the world Sunday in mourning the victims of the Orlando shooting and condemning the man responsible.
Georgia’s Muslim community united to condemn the horrific mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub.
The official, who did not want to be named because of the sensitivity of the investigation, said authorities are trying to determine if the shooting was connected to radical Islamist groups such as the Islamic State. He said attendees will march from the Freedom Oklahoma office at roughly NW 39 and Classen Blvd.to 39th and Pennsylvania Ave “to show that they can’t scare us”. You are an aberration, you are an outlaw. “Our prayers and condolences go out to the family and loved ones of the victims”.
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“ISNA sends its condolences and prayers to the families of the victims”. “It’s a very hard time, painful time for all Americans, but for Muslim-Americans, it’s doubly painful because of how our faith will be perceived”. Jassim continued: “I knew for a fact when I heard the news that some people will target Islam and Muslims in general”.
