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For Twin Cities Muslims, 9/11 casts shadow on holiday (Grab A Bucket)
StarTribune.com ^ | 9/916 | Faiza Mahamud

Posted on 09/09/2016 10:46:53 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo

The anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks weighs heavily on the minds of Minnesota Muslims as they prepare to celebrate one of the most important holy days of the year.

For weeks they had worried that Monday’s Eid al-Adha, which marks the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, might fall on the 9/11 anniversary. Though the sighting of the moon placed this year’s Eid on Sept. 12, the proximity of a major holiday and a painful anniversary has fueled anxiety and led community leaders and local law enforcement to tighten security measures for Eid celebrations.

“There has been a long internal discussion about this since last year,” said Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the local chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). “The overwhelming answer has been that the community should do what they are doing, but there should be extra vigilance.”

CAIR has issued safety guidelines to mosque leaders and community members.

(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 911; 911anniversary; cair; eid; minnesota; muslims; terror
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Oh, the poor Islamic terrorists.

It's always about them.

1 posted on 09/09/2016 10:46:53 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

When is Jerk Johnson at DHS going to add CAIR to their terrorist watch list?


2 posted on 09/09/2016 10:59:49 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Let's Make Our Government and Founding Documents Great Again!)
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Well, if he did, then he’d be on the watch list.


3 posted on 09/09/2016 11:02:47 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Learn To Search. Ask Me How.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

OK. Make it a muzzle holiday!

Burqa synconized swimming in the pool; pubic hair beard trimming for the men; bomb belt treasure hunts for the kids. Their own day to remember!


4 posted on 09/09/2016 11:12:09 PM PDT by Noob1999
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo; FlingWingFlyer

As Mark Steyn would say, I am Islamed out.


5 posted on 09/09/2016 11:12:23 PM PDT by OddLane
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

I think they would be more comfortable in their own part of the world.


6 posted on 09/09/2016 11:13:54 PM PDT by doug from upland (She is evil, corrupt, and brain damaged.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

If they are worried about it, they could always be low key about it. As they are actually supposedly Americans just like everyone else.

I guess it’s too much to ask. But they were the ones worried about it.


7 posted on 09/09/2016 11:15:09 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Well guess what Mochhhhamad, Accchhhhmed, Huma, etc. I feel offended whenever your holidays fall on the same days as Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashana, Channukkah, Passover, Purim Day, etc.


8 posted on 09/09/2016 11:15:37 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Primitive Moon cult.


9 posted on 09/09/2016 11:17:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

There is nothing “holy” about islam so they can just stuff it.


10 posted on 09/09/2016 11:17:39 PM PDT by soycd
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I’m a bit worried about the 15th anniversary of 9/11 falling on a Sunday.

Might have to grab a couple of extra mags for Sunday services.


11 posted on 09/09/2016 11:18:07 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Learn To Search. Ask Me How.)
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12 posted on 09/09/2016 11:19:22 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (Globalism = Terrorism)
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Eid al-Adha, which marks the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca,

Then why are they here?

Go back to satans sand box!

13 posted on 09/09/2016 11:20:09 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed,)
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“Then why are they here?”

You and I and everyone here knows why they are here.


14 posted on 09/09/2016 11:22:02 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Gear Up)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Not sure they would really want to give us that kind of validation/justification. I know they are nuts but they usually like sneakier attacks.


15 posted on 09/09/2016 11:25:14 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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Who cares about the actual and potential terrorists worrying or being offended? Seriously...they apparently offended by everything. They offend civilized people by loving to murder nonmoozlums. Losers.


16 posted on 09/09/2016 11:32:24 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Hillary’s base is upset.


17 posted on 09/09/2016 11:40:09 PM PDT by toddausauras (Trump 2016)
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< Oh, the poor Islamic terrorists. It's always about them.

They must not be that poor to be able to afford a flight to Mecca and back for the family. They always seem to have mo ey. I wonder how many fake IDs each household member possesses abd how much each identity makes them.

18 posted on 09/09/2016 11:43:28 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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““We are not strangers,” Mohamud said. “We are part of this [country’s] fabric.”

Hmmm, where did that line come from?


19 posted on 09/09/2016 11:55:01 PM PDT by Ready4Freddy
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20 posted on 09/09/2016 11:57:25 PM PDT by 4Liberty (Can't WAIT to start saying -"TRUMP'S FAULT!!")
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