Muslim community gathers to support Fort Hood victims

Damage control or a real attempt at building bridges of understanding. I would suspect both. Many of the muslims donating time and money no doubt do feel ashamed to be linked to the Fort Hood shooter even if only by religion. Like most things islam, there is another part to this story. The group heading this up is well known in the political islam circles, with historic links to radical islamic groups and radical Saudi’s (we can argue if there is another kind later). The suspicions of political damage control cannot be easily dismissed in this case.

By Kelley Dickens
FLINT TOWNSHIP (WJRT) — (11/09/09)–The Muslim community in greater Flint wants to do its part to support the families of those affected by last Thursday’s shooting rampage at Fort Hood.
-I found this article while looking over countless others asking people not to assume just because the shooter was a suspected radical muslim. Or just because he had a history of preaching radical islamic ideology to other muslim solders, or that he expressed to his chain of command that he did not want to fight other muslims that we should not assume that his religion had a part in his sudden attack. I will give into the innocent until proven guilty in a court of law routine because that is the way our legal system works but elimination of the shooters potential motivation based on pattern analysis because some groups feeling might be hurt is cowardly and unnecessary.

The Flint Islamic Center is working together with a national group to raise money for those directly impacted by the Fort Hood tragedy.
-Stated like that it would also include the shooters family.

Abed Khirfan is the managing director of the Flint Islamic Center, the largest Muslim center in Genesee County.

“As Americans our hearts are out to the families of the victims and the whole community of Fort Hood,”
-What about as “muslims?” No doubt, some muslims would celebrate the shooters promotion from American soldier to jihadi. I have seen a few articles highlighting American muslims wishing to use this tragedy to gain ten minutes of fame for honoring the major but I am not in the habit of posting radical islamic propaganda so if you want to see it, go google it.

The group is looking to become one of the many support systems being set up to help the families of those killed or hurt by alleged gunman Major Nidal Malik Hasan.
-Catch the “alleged” common in these stories but more for legal protection of the news agency and not for the benefit of the islamic community.

Khirfan and the FIC are working with parent organization the Islamic Society of North America, the largest Muslim umbrella organization in the U.S. and Canada.
-I can only speculate as to the motives of the individual muslims donating but I am very familiar with the motivation behind the ISNA.

They’re trying to raise money for the newly established Fort Hood Family Fund. The group is hoping to raise between $10,000 and $20,000 locally.
-Cheap way to cut the cost of adverting for their organization.

You, too, can make donations to the Fort Hood Family Fund by sending them to the ISNA Headquarters in Indiana or the Fort Hood Family Fund.

To help: www.forthoodfamilyfund.com
Or write to: ISNA Headquarters

I would be wrong not to mention that you can also give to other charities with no connection to questionable islamic groups. The American Red Cross and the Wounded Warrior Foundation easily come to mind. You can always volunteer your time at your local VA. Whatever you decide to do, always check into where your money goes and know whom you support with your donations. Follow your own conscience.

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