Posted on 06/13/2016 7:37:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Investigators have identified a woman believed to have threatened people at the Islamic Association of Tarrant County on Sunday afternoon.
The FBI has interviewed the woman, but Fort Worth police tell NBC 5 it's not clear yet whether her actions will be considered a crime.
One of the alleged targets of that woman's rant said Monday she is not the one with whom he's angry.
The call to prayer is a constant rhythm in the southwest Fort Worth neighborhood surrounding the Islamic Association of Tarrant County. The chanting voice weaves through daily lives there and right now, it cuts through pain, grief and anger.
"And there's that helplessness," added Babak Sekandari. He wishes he could stop every radical attack made in the name of his religion.
"I was just so angry that this happened," said Sekandari.
So when a woman came into the mosque on Sunday and told him, "50 people were dead in Orlando and I was personally responsible for that," it hurt.
Sekandari said he also heard her say, "Get your smelly 'somethings' back to your homelands."
Then outside, other mosque members said she told them someone was coming back to kill them. Fort Worth police and the FBI are investigating, but there are no charges so far and to Sekandari that's OK.
"She was probably just grief-stricken and she felt helpless and she felt like she had to do something, and I don't blame her one bit for that," Sekandari said. He feels that grief too.
"When I saw the faces of the victims in Orlando, I feel like the focus should be on them," he said.
So, to him, one woman's comments seem small.
"The woman that came into the mosque, I don't feel any anger or resentment against her. The guy that went and did that (Orlando shootings), I cannot begin to express the amount of rage I have against that guy and anyone that might have been on his side," said Sekandari.
As the call rings out again, Sekandari prays for understanding.
"To try to see it from the other person's point of view," Sekandari said.
And he prays for peace for all.
Mosque leaders say they are still working with local investigators and the FBI to see if this rises to the level of a hate crime, or other charges.
Fort Worth police, meanwhile, are closely patrolling Islamic and LGBT centers throughout the city.
Who is to say these people aren’t lying?
Yup.
The perpetrators need protection.
Awww...one’s heart just melts for people who have no loyalty to our country.
And the Famous But Incompetent still can’t connect the dots between Islam and jihadi massacres.
BS.
Will she be stoned to death in the White House Rose Garden ?
When do muslims ever see things from other folks point of view?
I am for treating muslims the exact same way they treat non muslims in muslim countries.
You really want to become Muslim? Better start fasting.
Walk dogs up and down their sidewalk all day long. Play loud satanic thrash metal when they do call to prayer. If they can play amplified music, so can you.
Drown them out.
Aren't there disturbing the peace / noise ordinances in SW FW?
Can you actually read?
Why do neighborhoods put up with that noise?
The FBI will bury this woman under the jail.
Protecting the enemy
Here come the “Muslims Fear Backlash” stories.
>> The call to prayer is a constant rhythm in the southwest Fort Worth neighborhood
That must totally suck.
IF true, until he and his co-cultists consistently, publicly, and loudly denounce jihadism, then he's just spewing meaningless words.
Even in the years after 9/11, Jews were attacked at a much higher rate than Muslims.
That’s very unconstitutional of her. Ted and Paul disapprove.
They are lying. They know how the media game is played.
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