EXCERPT:
Instead of merely expressing condolences and condemning the shooting, elected officials must meaningfully oppose the virus of anti-Muslim hate that is infecting the halls of power in this country. They must call out their colleagues who have promoted the dehumanisation and demonisation of Muslims at home and abroad. They must call for an end to American involvement in the slaughter of Muslims in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.
Failing to do so means complicity in the bloodshed in San Diego and paving the way for further violence in the future.
Nihad Awad is the National Executive Director and co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States.
Ismail Allison serves as National Communications Manager at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisation.