For 20 years, thousands of Muslims gathered in New York City on the last Sunday of September for their annual parade. It came off without incident. Then, last year, with Siraj Wahhaj, a fiery Brooklyn imam as grand marshal, the parade moved its date forward to come within a whisker of 9/11.
 Muslim men bow in prayer on Madison Avenue in New York at the start of the United Muslim Day Parade. Experts agree Islam is one of the fastest-growing religions in America. (Emile Wamsteker / AP Photo) | "Islam is a peaceful religion. Some would try to connect terrorism to Islam, which is wrong." Hassan Qacwini, Imam in Detroit Grund comment: Gee, I don't know, why would people connect terrorism to islam?.... could it be.... bombings, beheadings, the actual text of the quran? |
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