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Charges against Islamic Center – an Affront to Entire Moslem Community

October 15th, 2010 Leave a comment Go to comments

The following letter from the past and current presidents of the Islamic Center of Boston in Wayland appeared in the Boston Globe on Wednesday October 13.

AS PAST and current presidents, respectively, of the Islamic Center of Boston in Wayland, we appreciate that the group designating itself as Americans for Peace and Tolerance has found the educational experience at our center to its satisfaction (“Mosque video flap is a case of attacking the messenger,’’ Letters, Oct. 5). As key players in the development of community outreach at our center, we have also had contact with the current leadership of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center and the Muslim American Society. On this basis we have absolute confidence in their integrity and find any suggestion that they would harbor, let alone promote, anti-Semitic, anti-Christian, and anti-American diatribes totally contrary to their personal character and the transparent inter-religious outreach they have endorsed.

Though many of the Islamic centers in the Boston area are geographically dispersed for the convenience of their congregants, all of these centers view the ISBCC as their flagship in representing Islam, with an open welcome and community outreach to all. We, therefore, find the allegations made by Americans for Peace and Tolerance against the ISBCC most disturbing and view them as a blanket criticism of all Muslims in the area. We have noted the vendetta waged by this group against the ISBCC for some time, but had hoped that the good will being engendered with other large Christian and Jewish groups would help to diminish their vitriol. Clearly, as this has not been the case, we now openly declare our solidarity with the ISBCC and consider any attacks against it as a denigration of the entire Muslim community.

Abdul Cader Asmal Malik Khan
Wayland

In addition to Asmal, six additional former presidents of the Islamic Center of Boston in Wayland cosigned this letter.

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