Earlier in the day, law enforcement officials held a conference call with Islamic leaders to assure them there was no credible threat to Muslims in the U.S., said Faizan Syed, executive director of the Missouri chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
The gunman who carried out at least one of the New Zealand attacks posted a manifesto online identifying himself as a white supremacist from Australia.
Syed said parents need to initiate “the very real and difficult conversation with their children about Islamophobia and white supremacy.”
“The hate that fueled (the shooter) is part of this white supremacist agenda spreading across the U.S. and the world, and they should teach their children to be ready to counteract it,” Syed said. “This is a time for us as a community to come together, for people in other faiths and communities to reach out to Muslim friends and coworkers. It’s really hard for me to say how important that is to know we’re not alone and other people stand with us.”
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