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Nov 6, 2009 7:45 pm US/Eastern
South Florida Muslims Pray for Peace
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Members of this mosque in Miami Beach were praying for the violence to stop after the massacre in Ft. Hood, Texas.
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Sgt. Fanuaee Vea (L) embraces Pvt. Savannah Green outside Fort Hood on November 5, 2009 in Killeen, Texas. At least one gunman killed 12 people and injured 31 in a shooting on a military base at Fort Hood this afternoon. One shooter was killed by military
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"A Muslim is mindful of doing the right thing…" That was a message at a mosque in North Miami Beach during Friday prayers. South Florida's Islamic Community, like everyone else, is trying to make sense of Thursday's bloody massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, that left 13 soldiers dead. The accused gunman is Army Psychiatrist Nidal Hasan, a fellow Muslim.
At South Florida's Council on American Islamic Relations office, Islamic leaders spent the morning on the phone. "Do a quick prayer about the incident aht happened at Fort Hood, Texas," urged Executive Director Muhammed Malik. He called the shooting a cowardly act.
"It's totally unacceptable in Islam!" he said. "It's totally unacceptable for any person of conscience would condemn that. We condemn that."
"It's a tragedy," explained retired Navy officer Yusuf Mendez. "It says in the Koran whenever you kill one person, you kill all mankind." Mendez points out that as a Muslim, just like in the military, he has a responsibility. "It's our duty to safeguard the community in which we live in."
CAIR is organizing a Monday evening rally at the Torch of Friendship in downtown Miami. For more information, check out
CAIR's website
This weekend, CAIR members will be visiting South Florida churches and synagogues, hoping to work with other denominations.
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