COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS

Most American Muslims condemned the September 11 terrorism in the strongest terms. There were other Muslim leaders throughout the world who also condemned it, but outside of America, they were in the minority.

Islamic terrorists had killed over 30 innocent Israeli civilians—victims of suicide bombings on the Jewish religious holiday—Passover. The Council even though they opposed the Israeli occupation of The West Bank and Gaza, condemned the brutal and terrorist tactics nonetheless. Most Islamic organizations throughout the world do not speak out against terrorism as the Council does.

By 2005 trust of many Muslims of the U. S. government had reached such a low point that loyal American Muslim organizations were recommending total non-cooperation with the FBI which had rounded up and held many loyal American Muslims while they were searching for fundamentalist terrorists. President George W. Bush made some very important speeches explaining that all Muslims were not responsible and the FBI worked hard to establish relationships with Muslim leaders and organizations. After a few years many of the roundup practices had stopped but there was a residual of mistrust thereafter.

Islamic terrorists had killed over 30 innocent Israeli civilians—victims of suicide bombings on the Jewish religious holiday—Passover. The Council even though they opposed the Israeli occupation of The West Bank and Gaza, condemned the brutal and terrorist tactics nonetheless. Most Islamic organizations throughout the world do not speak out against terrorism as the Council does.

Most American Muslims condemned the September 11 terrorism in the strongest terms. There were other Muslim leaders throughout the world who also condemned it, but outside of America, they were in the minority.

By 2005 trust of many Muslims of the U. S. government had reached such a low point that loyal American Muslim organizations were recommending total non-cooperation with the FBI which had rounded up and held many loyal American Muslims while they were searching for fundamentalist terrorists. President George W. Bush made some very important speeches explaining that all Muslims were not responsible and the FBI worked hard to establish relationships with Muslim leaders and organizations. After a few years many of the roundup practices had stopped but there was a residual of mistrust thereafter.