American-Muslim Leaders Say ISIS ‘Has Declared War on All of Us’
“Islam is a religion of mercy and tolerance that totally prohibits the taking of innocent lives”. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said, “On behalf of great nation of Iran who’s suffered evils of terrorism I condemn #ParisAttacks”.
“The way people look at us will change again, and not for the better …” So for us we are constantly hurting, and for us it’s not just the hurt, it’s the backlash that we face at the end.
For the 2nd time the Muslims in France have viewed carnage brought by several radical Islamists to the roads of Paris and anxiety they will endure as a result. The death toll has risen to 129.
Various policing agencies across Canada have already been making contact with Muslim communities in the wake of the Paris attacks, Gardee said.
The Collective Against Islamophobia in France issued a statement saying that Muslims “refuse to give in to fear despite the unprecedented nature of the tragedy”.
“On September 11, we had 2.3 million Arab Muslims in the United States”. “So for all our powers of reasons and us talking about moderate and peaceful Muslims, I’m glad you’re here”. So far, they have not received any calls or calls in response to the Paris attack, but Muslims are being vigilant.
“The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand condemns all terrorist attacks and joins the rest of the world in deep sorrow as we mourn men, women and children murdered by terrorists and extremists”.
Muzaffar Ahmad said he wanted Hoosiers to know that these types of attacks do not represent Islam, and that his heart goes out to the victims of the Paris attacks and their families.
A Facebook post from Leigh Matthews, a graphic designer from Wales, in which he urged people to restrain from condemning ordinary Muslims for the attacks, has had more than 50,000 shares.
In the weeks that followed anti-Muslim acts such as the spraying of graffiti on mosques and insults made against veiled women flared up.
The November 13th Paris attacks are said to be the worst on European soils since the Madrid train bombings of 2004, in which 191 died. French President Francois Hollande called the massacre an “act of war committed by a terrorist army”.