A Different Perspective

  • Thursday, September 3, 2015

The actions of Mr. Abduluzeez may or may not have had anything to do with his religious beliefs. It's doubtful we'll ever know the full truth.  

I was born into the Jim Crow segregated south and I know what persecution of an entire race, ethnic group is like and how deadly it can turn with little and no notice. How, the same individual who sat at your table or greeted you in daylight could just as well show up with a lynch mob at midnight, often based on rumors and false information about something or someone you don't even know. To blame an entire religious, race or ethnic group on the actions of one individual is just as dangerous, evil and hideous as the route Mr. Abduluzeez decided to take when he went on that deadly shooting spree. 

Left out of all the back and forth and who we're suppose to be hating on at the moment is a story we won't see in mainstream media. I only stumbled upon it by accident while researching something else. It was the story of how the Muslim community was reaching out to raise money to help build churches destroyed or damaged by arson fires a few months ago. In their words their reason for helping churches to rebuild was simple, "churches are santuatries that-ddeserve to be respected and honored."  

Brenda Washington

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