Following the recent death of Osama bin Laden, the worldwide emotional reaction has gone from simmering to a boil. Recent cases of airplane passenger outburst and Islamaphobics targeting hate against Muslims are becoming more common with each passing day.
STORY: Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf: “Bin Laden Did Not Represent Islam”
As the Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf wrote in the aftermath of the Osama bin Laden killing: “Bin Laden did not represent Islam. The Quran explicitly states that no soul shall be responsible for the sins of another.” So why has the reaction to Bin Laden’s death caused a sudden outbreak of Islamaphobia?
STORY: Hitler, George W. Bush & Everything You Didn’t Know About The Bin Laden Killing
This is the reason why President Obama didn’t release the death photos of Bin Laden ― for fear of violent and hate filled outbreaks. Are we going back to last year when a rash of Islamic hate swept across America as a result of the “Ground Zero Mosque”? Has the death of Osama bin Laden resurrected hatred towards Muslims?
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Maine Mosque:
Hours after President Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden, a Portland, Maine mosque was vandalized and sprayed with graffiti the following morning.
The mosque was tagged with phrases such as, “Osama today, Islam tomorrow,” “Long Live the West” and “Go Home” and “Free Cyprus” ― an apparent reference to the occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkey, a Muslim country.
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Buffalo, NY:
Michael Heick lives next door to the Jaffarya Islamic Center of Niagara Frontier. Displeased that the bright lights from the mosque encroach upon his yard, Heick put up a small sign that reads “Bomb Making Next Driveway.”
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Allahu Akbar outburst:
Rageit Almurisi, 28, was wrestled to the ground by crew members and passengers on the cabin floor of a American Airlines flight, after he began pounding on the cockpit of a plane approaching San Francisco, according to the Daily Mail.
Almurisi was yelling “Allahu Akbar” as he brushed past a flight attendant about 10 minutes before the American Airlines Flight from Chicago was due to land on Sunday night. Police said passengers helped a male attendant get Almurisi to the ground and he was put in plastic handcuffs.
