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No Mas, No Mas, No Mosque

St. Anthony Minnesota City Council rejects Islamic center plan



Raaaacist!! Discriminaaaaation!!!


St. Anthony City Council members on Tuesday rejected plans to locate an Islamic center in the basement of the former Medtronic headquarters off Old Hwy. 8.

The proposed Abu-Huraira Islamic Center had been on hold for months after some residents objected to the center and city leaders studied whether city zoning would support the facility.

About 150 people attended Tuesday’s council meeting, where Muslim proponents asked the council to approve the nearly 15,000-square-foot center, which would be used for worship and assembly by the congregation of about 200.

“I’m a proud American. This is home. The center will serve the needs of our community,” Sadik Warfa said.

“I know this issue is very emotional for some people. We are a melting pot. We are all Americans.”

Close to a dozen St. Anthony residents asked the council to deny the proposal, which they argued would reduce tax revenues, an argument Mayor Jerry Faust denied. Others contended the center would attract increased traffic in the neighborhood and create problems for those living nearby.

Some who spoke against the center made disparaging comments about the Muslim faith, although Faust tried to discourage such remarks.

“Islam is evil. There’s no other religion in the world that endorses violence,” said John Murlowski, before Faust cut him off.

Supporters of the center expressed disappointment following the 4-1 decision.

Ali Garushi, a spokesman for the Islamic center, said Muslim leaders will convene in the coming days and will consider filing suit to challenge the council’s action.

“It’s discrimination against Muslims,” Garushi said. “This is a dirty war they’ve been doing.”

Yeah, and what goes on in Egypt, Ethiopia, the Sudan, and everywhere the green flag flies ... church burnings, rapes, murders, the criminalization of all non-islamic religious things, ... all that’s just the random acts of “disaffected youths”? I think not. Your dirty war has been going on for 800 years. It’s high time some small part of the battle came your way.

h/t to Doc, via Gates of Vienna


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