Columbia Mosque Hosts Open House After Bombings to Educate Community

July 16, 2005

Source: WISTV

http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3601410&nav=0RaPcDpT

On July 16, 2005 WISTV reported, "Muslims from Columbia (SC)'s Islamic Center opened their doors to the public on Saturday night. Adly says the seminar by The Council on American Islamic Relations gave non-Muslims a chance to better understand the Islamic faith. 'We don't have bombs, we don't have mass destruction weapons. We're not about that. We're about educating ourselves, we're about worshiping the almighty God and being a part of the community,' [Muhammad Adly, imam of the mosque, said]. Adly says that the recent attacks by a few make it difficult for the many keep an open mind to Islam, 'Islam is not about terror, and you shouldn't judge all Muslims by what some people may do'... Outside the... mosque, a couple of protestors chanted and held signs during the seminar."