Attacks against U.S. Muslims spike during Ramadan

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/18/attacks-against-u-s-muslims-spike-during-ramadan/

August 18th, 2012
02:20 PM ET
By Yasmin Amer and Moni Basu, CNN

(CNN) – To mark the end of Islam's holiest month, Iftikhar Ali will head not to a mosque but to a convention center guarded by law enforcement officers.

That's because this month, during Ramadan, the mosque in Joplin, Missouri, burned to the ground. Its rubble smoldered for two days as a shocked Muslim community came to terms with what had happened.

"I think there are a few people who don't like anybody," Ali said. "They don't like a different color than their color or different religions."

Ali, who is the president of the Joplin mosque said the congregation rented a convention center so people would have a place to pray and celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the feast that marks the end of fasting for Ramadan.

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