Whatever the institutions of American Muslims and other targeted minorities decide to do about our safety—enhancing building security, embracing armed security or something else altogether—we must do something.
Just as we are calling on Congress to take action to save lives, we must take action to protect our own lives. May Allah the Glorified and Exalted, the ultimate Protector, shield us.
Edward Ahmed Mitchell is a civil rights attorney who serves as the national deputy director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.