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  • Atlanta Muslims decry U.S. raids on Iraq mosques

    10/16/2004 2:13:57 AM PDT · by Vigilantcitizen · 66 replies · 2,294+ views
    AJC ^ | October 15, 2004 | SHELIA M. POOLE
    A group of prominent Muslim community leaders in metro Atlanta voiced concerns Friday over U.S.-led raids on several mosques in Iraq. They said the raids violated the sanctity of the religious sites. "There was no concern given to places of worship," said Amjad Taufique, a board member of Masjid Al-Hedaya in Marietta. "It's hurtful. . . . It's causing a lot of friction in the Muslim community." Snip... Imam Plemon El-Amin of the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam compared the outrage many Muslims feel about the raids to what African-Americans felt after the 1963 Birmingham church bombing that killed four young...