I didn't expect it, not after September 11 when the only thing CAIR cared about was potential attacks against muslims in the US.
Well, i was wrong. Here's what they on....
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Washington-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group, today offered condolences to the families and loved ones of those who died Saturday in the loss of shuttle Columbia.
In a statement, CAIR said:
"We offer sincere condolences for this tragic loss and suggest that the best way to honor the memory of those who died is to examine what went wrong, fix the problem and then carry on with America's program of space exploration."
AMERICAN MUSLIM NEWS BRIEF | 2/4/2003
(Nin-Hai Tseng, Florida Times Union) - They held their arms out and closed their eyes in silent prayer just as the prophet Muhammad had taught them.
Spiritual leader Imam Zaid Malik of Jacksonville's Islamic Center of Northeast Florida yesterday afternoon led about 80 Al-Furqan Academy students in a short prayer, honoring the men and women who lost their lives in the Columbia space shuttle accident.
"The seven-member Columbia gave their lives in pursuit of endeavors that benefit all of humanity," Malik said, standing inside the center's mosque. "Their death is a tremendous loss for the human family."
The children, ranging from kindergartners to sixth-graders, looked up as Malik spoke.
Malik encouraged the students and members of the center to join "our fellow Americans" in mourning. The youths, he said, should be inspired by the bravery set by those who died in Saturday's accident...
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/020403/met_11654049.shtml