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Bangladeshi Mosque in Michigan Vandalized
NEW YORK – Several unidentified teenagers reportedly vandalized a mosque in Hamtramck, Michigan last week. Many consider this as another racial bias act against Muslims.
According to a report, local Bangladeshis in Hamtramck alleged that several teenagers threw bricks and shoes at the mosque.
Abdul Mutallib, an Islamic devotee who goes to the mosque often, said that a group of 15- and 16-year-old teenagers threw their shoes at the mosque, and mocked fellow devotees who visited the mosque.
Don Clini, an FBI official, told Bangla Patrika that several officials have been entrusted with the responsibility of continuing the investigation and discussing the incident with Bangladeshi devotees and local police.
There are about 600,000 Muslims who live in Michigan. Of that figure, about 500,000 Muslims live in Dearborn City, Michigan. Many are from Iraq and other Arab states.
Bangladeshi Muslims said that aside from the mocking, some people in the locality also started harassing the devotees of the mosque. A few days before the vandalism incident, a Bangladeshi imam was attacked.
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights expressed its concern, saying that anyone responsible for racial attacks will face the law.
Director of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) Doud Walid condemned the incident and demanded a thorough investigation to punish those responsible for the crime.
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Abdul Mutallib, an Islamic devotee who goes to the mosque often, said that a group of 15- and 16-year-old teenagers threw their shoes at the mosque, and mocked fellow devotees who visited the mosque.
Don Clini, an FBI official, told Bangla Patrika that several officials have been entrusted with the responsibility of continuing the investigation and discussing the incident with Bangladeshi devotees and local police.
There are about 600,000 Muslims who live in Michigan. Of that figure, about 500,000 Muslims live in Dearborn City, Michigan. Many are from Iraq and other Arab states.
Bangladeshi Muslims said that aside from the mocking, some people in the locality also started harassing the devotees of the mosque. A few days before the vandalism incident, a Bangladeshi imam was attacked.
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights expressed its concern, saying that anyone responsible for racial attacks will face the law.
Director of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) Doud Walid condemned the incident and demanded a thorough investigation to punish those responsible for the crime.
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http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=c07c3bbde4f65a60d06fe10e30eeda1d
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"said that a group of 15- and 16-year-old teenagers threw their shoes at the mosque"
Now WHAT could be the explanation of their choosing that particular method of showing disrespect?
Are we to suppose that these teenage vandals have spent time studying comparative culture? They all took Anthropology and know that to the people they were trying to insult, throwing shoes or even showing the soles of their shoes to (as opposed to flipping the bird) is how to properly insult persons of the target culture?
Unless we hear otherwise, the more likely explanation would be that these teens ALSO come from a culture which shares that particular method of insult.
Now WHAT could be the explanation of their choosing that particular method of showing disrespect?
Are we to suppose that these teenage vandals have spent time studying comparative culture? They all took Anthropology and know that to the people they were trying to insult, throwing shoes or even showing the soles of their shoes to (as opposed to flipping the bird) is how to properly insult persons of the target culture?
Unless we hear otherwise, the more likely explanation would be that these teens ALSO come from a culture which shares that particular method of insult.
This article is sort of inaccurate. The trouble at the mosque was a little more than a month ago. Abdul Motlib is the president of Al Islah. Between 4pm and 6pm over several days, 3-5 Black boys threw stones through a window into the prayer room, they threw devotees shoes into the mosque during prayer, and one of the boys hit the Imam with a shovel while maliciously shovelling snow into the lobby. During that same week, a number of Muslim-owned businesses were also robbed, and many did not feel the predominately White police were taking the matters seriously.
Hamtramck is home to Muslims from all over the world, including Bangladeshi, Yemeni, North African, Bosnian and Albanian, and American Muslims. There are also several Catholic churches, a Hindu temple, and a Zen Center. 26 languages are spoken at Hamtramck High. School children here are very aware of cultural and religious differences.
Hamtramck is home to Muslims from all over the world, including Bangladeshi, Yemeni, North African, Bosnian and Albanian, and American Muslims. There are also several Catholic churches, a Hindu temple, and a Zen Center. 26 languages are spoken at Hamtramck High. School children here are very aware of cultural and religious differences.
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