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Tampa Mosque Torched by Arsonists - SisterJennifer - 04-21-2007
Florida Mosque Attacked by Arsonists
<b>Reward Grows In Islamic Center Arson Case</b>
April 19, 2007
TOWN - 'N COUNTRY - The reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who torched the Islamic Education Center of Florida has risen to $12,500.
The Council for American-Islamic Relations is posting a $9,000 reward, and $1,000 is offered by Crime Stoppers. The rest is from the state fire marshal's office.
Ahmed Bedier, executive director of the council, said federal agents are involved, given the fire occurred at a building that was a mosque and educational center for Muslim children.
About $100,000 damage was done to the building at 6450 Rockpointe Drive. There was no insurance since the building was paid for, Bedier said.
The fire occurred April 12 when someone splashed a flammable liquid in a room on the east end of the building and ignited it, fire investigators said.
The FBI took over the probe because the building is a house of worship and the arson might have been a hate crime.
Tampa Mosque Torched by Arsonists - Muslimah - 04-21-2007
Bismillah
as salam alykom Jennifer
Alhamdulelah that the adminstration is taking it on a different level.
Tampa Mosque Torched by Arsonists - SisterJennifer - 05-01-2007
April 2007 - CAIR Tampa Executive Director Ahmed Bedier presentation on 'The Rise of Islamophobia' at the Univ. of South Florida, during International Week. Bedier explains on how anti-Muslim hate speech and bias media contributes to the rise of Islamophobia.
http://www.cairfl.org/ViewArticle.asp?Code=PR&ArticleID=762