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Stand With New Tampa Muslims Against Hate

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Let's show our support towards The Islamic Society of Tampa who are still reeling after an arson attack shocks their community.


Coming together in support of Community

There was an incident of arson fire at the Islamic Society of New Tampa (Daarus Salaam Mosque) last night. Law enforcement is at the scene. No one was hurt, Alhumdulillah(God Bless), but there is property damage to the building.


http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/fire-under-investigation-at-mosque/413847449

Interfaith:

Stand with us as we raise money for the mosque and continue to promote interfaith events and dialog with our neighbors.  This community has held several events for outreach and the money will double down our efforts to ensure love, empathy, and compassion are instilled.   

Reward:

We are reaching out to the community with a reward for information that leads to the arrest of the arsonist. 

The beginning of the Daaru Salaam Mosque Premises: Organic Growth 

Over ten years ago, a small group of Muslims gathered in their homes to pray together. After awhile, they needed more space to accommodate a growing community and purchased this property featuring an existing building that was used as a mosque for several years. Now they've built a much more suited mosque space that meets the needs of their community effectively. 

It's this space of that has now been damaged in this arson attack. 

On their website, they have this quote:

"Let us not forget that we are all members of the same human fraternity; our differences are meant to be embraced; our diversity should become our strength if we wholeheartedly commit ourselves to get to know each other because, as Allah has made clear, we are all descendants of one man and one woman."

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From a community announcement earlier:  Islamic Society of New Tampa informed it's congregants, that, " Law enforcement has declared the mosque building a crime scene; due to the ongoing investigation, there will be no Friday prayer at the mosque today. However, all regular prayers will be held in the old mosque building."



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Adeel Karim8 years ago

Thank You Friends

Dear Friends:

Thank you so much for your moral and monetary support over the past week. The Islamic Society of New Tampa is immensely humbled by the overwhelming support it received from literally all across the nation.

As a token of appreciation for your solidarity after the unfortunate arson attempt, the Islamic Society of New Tampa will be hosting an appreciation lunch at the mosque. This will enable us to express our gratitude in person and to allow our community to get better acquainted with our allies in the Tampa Bay area. The mosque community will be honored to have you there. 

 

When:Sunday, March 12 from 12 pm - 3 pm 

Where:Islamic Society of New Tampa

Address: 15830 Morris Bridge Rd., Thonotosassa, FL 33592

RSVP: http://www.newtampamasjid.org/appreciation-lunch-registration


Greetings of peace from your Muslim friends and neighbors,

The Islamic Society of New Tampa 

Adeel Karim8 years ago

A Note of Thanks...

Good Evening,

I wanted to personally take a moment to thank each and everyone who has taken time to donate to this cause. When bigotry strikes, our human reaction is to be upset and saddened by the criminal act.  That said, tonight I’m here to say with your support we are standing tall against the hatred and division that has crept into our great nation.

Our immediate goals are to rebuild the mosque, improve on security, and ensure a reward for the capture of the criminal.  Our long term goal is to increase empathy, compassion, love, and understanding in our community and in our city towards our fellow brothers in sisters, regardless of faith.  Love does conquer fear. 

I also wanted to thank our team members Rabbi Alana Suskin and Debi Vans Evers from our Jewish faith who sought me out to join the campaign against hate.  The response has been emotionally overwhelming and I cannot thank them enough for spreading the word for support. 

We have started the process of rebuilding and are already planning our first community outreach program to be held within the next week.  Thank you again for standing alongside us in our time of need. 

Warm Regards,

Adeel Karim

New Tampa Community Member

http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/237837446-story

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