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As Houston Islamic Center Burns, Firefighter Posts, "Let it burn...block the fire hydrant."

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As Houston Islamic Center Burns, Firefighter Posts, "Let it burn...block the fire hydrant."

On Friday morning, part of the Quba Islamic Institute in Houston went up in flames, and local firefighters spent over an hour battling the blaze before extinguishing it, saving the institute's school and mosque. The building set ablaze, which stored religious books, was completely destroyed, and came after the center's staff chased off a masked man from the premises earlier this week.

Houston officials believe the fire was set intentionally, and many are calling for this to be investigated as a hate crime. Unfortunately, the hate which likely ignited this fire wasn't just contained to the blaze, for as news of the fire spread, a retired Houston-area firefighter who still update: no longer volunteers for Crystal Beach Fire & Rescue posted the following:

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This arson attack happened in the wake of the execution of three Muslim-Americans in Chapel Hill, a likely hate crime which has shaken a Muslim-American community already reeling from an uptick in anti-Muslim hate crimes and speech since the premier of American Sniper.
Of course, this uptick must be placed within the backdrop of growing Islamophobia which continues to spread throughout American society since 9/11. Indeed, in the 13 years since 9/11, anti-Muslim hate crimes have been occurring at a steady and alarming rate. Today, Muslim-Americans are five times more likely to be targeted for such a crime than before the "war on terror" and the Islamophobia which now runs rampant in America.

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The figures shown above are believed to be drastically underrepresented, since reporting is voluntary and the Muslim-American community is deeply wary of law enforcement. Is it any wonder, given that innocent Muslim citizens and communities have been the target of illegal spying and surveillance by U.S. police and are routinely profiled on the streets and in airports?
Muslim-Americans in Houston, shaken by this attack, were already shaken not just by the Chapel Hill shooting, but by the bigoted rush of white Americans arguing that the execution of three Muslim-Americans was really just about a parking dispute. They were already shaken because they know to be true what family of the victims understand: that this wasn't about parking, but the same hatred which ignited their place of worship in Houston. They were already shaken by the brutality of the crime in Chapel Hill — leaked information indicates the three young citizens were lined up on the ground, kneeling, and shot in the back of their heads execution style. And they were already shaken knowing that, had a Muslim perpetrated this crime, it would have been proclaimed a terror attack.

Erica Williams Simon addressed this hate in a spot-on commentary on the 'parking dispute' fervor:

I want to someday live in a world where, when a senseless thing like this happens, thinking that bias was the cause seems as absurd as a parking dispute. I want to live in a world where we all feel the safety, community and love that 19-year-old Abu-Salha felt when she told public radio in an interview last summer: “It doesn’t matter where you come from. There’s so many different people from so many different places of different backgrounds and religions. But here we’re all one — one culture.”
But until that day, crimes that look, smell and feel like hate will continue to be called hate by those who regularly experience hate. And for those who don’t understand that experience, a simple suggestion:

As investigators work to solve the crime, do something to solve the hate. Actively work to change the unwelcoming, dangerous and prejudiced society that Muslim Americans – and many others – live and die in every single day. That will be an honor to these victims. That will be an honor to us all.

The first thing we must do to 'solve the hate' is to admit, loudly and fervently, that this hate exists. And that this hatred is perpetrated by the the dehumanization of Muslim-Americans in the media, on the screen, and in society at large.
Only then will Mosques stop burning.

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Even in such events there is a culture clash.

In the West the mosque is empty,in Islamic world the church it's usually packed with followers and happy natives dancing outside.Ofcourse hundreds-thousands dancing outside in a frenzy of killing isn't as horrifying as a facebook post.
 
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Yup. Pakistan should invade the Christian terrorist nation called the United States of America in retaliation :D
nope we dont target them our focus is
If you are suggesting that the TTP were your past slaves, you should surely be aware that they are revolting against you right now
they are revolting by sitting in Afghanistan and pissing there :D unlike indian army 8 lakh over 2 lakh kashmiris our 1.6 Laakh army is raping Hardcore TTP fighters and making them to run for their life
 
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nope we dont target them our focus is

they are revolting by sitting in Afghanistan and pissing there :D unlike indian army 8 lakh over 2 lakh kashmiris our 1.6 Laakh army is raping Hardcore TTP fighters and making them to run for their life

You are making ridiculous statements. How old are you ?
 
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You are making ridiculous statements. How old are you ?
kid first tell me how old are you oh wait no matter how old or young indians are they still are brainwashed by their RAW paid media you are not of my caliber i only talk to europeans or Pakistani on this forum not brainwashed indian noobs
 
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Christian terrorists :tsk:

No they are not if they were any terrorist wouldnt have given the permission in the first place .. take a look around churches & temples are burnt every day , shia and ahmedi mosques are bombed and there people are killed on a daily basis in pakistan .. so terrorists are amongst us not amoung them
 
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No they are not if they were any terrorist wouldnt have given the permission in the first place .. take a look around churches & temples are burnt every day , shia and ahmedi mosques are bombed and there people are killed on a daily basis in pakistan .. so terrorists are amongst us not amoung them
yea good muslim center burned by whom in america ?? definitely christins are behind that attack so for me ISIS , TTP and crusaders all are in the same category and yup christians are terrorists
 
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yea good muslim center burned by whom in america ?? definitely christins are behind that attack so for me ISIS , TTP and crusaders all are in the same category and yup christians are terrorists
so according to your defination shall the muslims be called terrorist ? as within this month a shia mosque was blown up in peshawar another was in sindh and all those ahmedis , christians and hindus murdered , burnt ., their properties looted .. shall they also be called dacoits ?
 
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kid first tell me how old are you oh wait no matter how old or young indians are they still are brainwashed by their RAW paid media you are not of my caliber i only talk to europeans or Pakistani on this forum not brainwashed indian noobs

You truly are a piece of art dude :D
 
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yea good Muslim center burned by whom in America ?? definitely Christians are behind that attack so for me ISIS , TTP and crusaders all are in the same category and yup Christians are terrorists

If Christians were that bad and since its their country they wouldn't have allowed you to build the center their in the first place. Second how do you know who started the fire?
 
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I am a religious muslim born and raised in the USA (New York City to be exact) and i can say safely that Islamophobia doesn't exist outside the Southern States of the US.

You have to understand the Muslim Community is around 15,000-50,000 in the Southern States where there is little to no diversity so these people have never met a muslim.
 
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