Source: Morocco World News
Rabat – A meeting that aimed to pave the way for a local Muslim community to build a mosque and cemetery has been canceled in Newton County, Georgia.
A local militia had planned an armed protest to stop a proposed Muslim cemetery and mosque, said the Coalition for American-Islamic Relations.
“We strongly condemn the anti-Muslim extremists who have slandered, harassed and threatened Newton County’s commissioners over the past week,” said CAIR-GA Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell in the news release. “These cowardly bigots do not represent the people of Newton County, who are as warm and welcoming as other Georgians.”
Town official canceled the meeting because of safety concerns.
The armed militia group, called Georgia Security Force 111%, made a video which was posted over the weekend protesting the presence of Muslims in the county and standing on the proposed site of the cemetery and mosque.
This unwanted happening is reminding me 27th May 2008 when we were celebrating Khilafat centenary . I was president of khilafat- jubilee committee . When I reached the hall , I was told that moulvies were doing meetings not to allow . When I went to my mosque I heard one Moulvi saying openly and which I can not forget ” Qadianies are kafirs , their prayer house is not mosque , go and demolish . Go and kill them , etc.” They were abusing the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community . More interesting was that Muslim mass was silent . What I understand that it is this silence which is the major cause behind islamophobia . I believe that if Muslim mass don’t break their silence and don’t come out from the shadow of moulvies , their miseries will increase . It is very simple fact , if you don’t give religious freedom to others how can expect religious freedom from the world . If Muslims living in USA and Europe don’t control those moulvies who are doing heinous crime against humanity , who are issuing fatwa e kufr and wajibul qatal ; they are equally participating .
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