Local Muslims have come forward against the Mumbai terrorist attacks. an estimated 195 people including eight American last week, when unidentified Pakistan backed terrorists stormed several places in the city.
Local leaders of the East Texas Islamic Society expressed sorrow for those killed and dismay that the brutal killings were connected in any form to religion.
Syed Absar Hasan, a Tyler speech therapist, is a native of Hyderabad, said now the innocent Muslims would get flagged at checkpoints and harassed after Muslim extremists’ attacks.
Hasan serves as an Imam, or a prayer leader, once a month at the Mosque. He said he will keep the victims in mind during his sermons.
“Whoever is doing this, it is not the right thing to do,” he said. “It hurts other people who live peacefully,” he added.
Hasan says, “I think it is Anti-Islamic.” “It feels bad and it’s just hard to take in because it goes against the teachings of Islam. Even in acts of warfare, women, children and buildings are not to be destroyed,” he said.
Another Muslims staying at Texas, Khalifa said “These were attacks done by people wanting attention and wanting to push a cause.” “This is all about politics and greed. It’s about money. It’s not about religion,” he added.
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