Following a rash of bomb threats and vandalism to Jewish cemeteries and community centers around the country, allies from the Muslim community are standing up in solidarity and even defense.
Tayyib Rashid is among the American Muslims offering his support and protection in the wake of acts he described as hateful and un-American ― a sentiment he said is shared by his fellow Muslims.
Days after a Jewish community center in Chicago was evacuated due to a bomb threat, Rashid, a 40-year-old Marine Corps veteran from the Chicago area, offered to serve as a guard at Jewish religious and community centers.
“It’s part of my responsibility of being a Muslim,” Rashid said. “Being a part of a community that’s persecuted, we know firsthand what it’s like to be marginalized and to have the graves of our ancestors desecrated. These are cowardly acts to carry out.”
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Tayyib Rashid is among the American Muslims offering his support and protection in the wake of acts he described as hateful and un-American ― a sentiment he said is shared by his fellow Muslims.
Days after a Jewish community center in Chicago was evacuated due to a bomb threat, Rashid, a 40-year-old Marine Corps veteran from the Chicago area, offered to serve as a guard at Jewish religious and community centers.
“It’s part of my responsibility of being a Muslim,” Rashid said. “Being a part of a community that’s persecuted, we know firsthand what it’s like to be marginalized and to have the graves of our ancestors desecrated. These are cowardly acts to carry out.”
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