Representatives of many faiths gathered today at the Islamic Center in Amherst to offer support to Muslims at a time when many speakers acknowledged the religion is under attack. Dr. Khalid J. Qazi, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council of Western New York, led the ceremony for about 50 people.
Qazi recounted an emotional meeting he and other Muslim leaders held with former President George W. Bush in the White House soon after the attacks.
“When he hugged me and I told him I was from New York, honest to God, he cried and I cried,” he said, adding that the encounter emphasized the sentiment of the time that “we are all in this together.”
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In Buffalo Muslims get support from other faiths
Representatives of many faiths gathered today at the Islamic Center in Amherst to offer support to Muslims at a time when many speakers acknowledged the religion is under attack. Dr. Khalid J. Qazi, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council of Western New York, led the ceremony for about 50 people.
Qazi recounted an emotional meeting he and other Muslim leaders held with former President George W. Bush in the White House soon after the attacks.
“When he hugged me and I told him I was from New York, honest to God, he cried and I cried,” he said, adding that the encounter emphasized the sentiment of the time that “we are all in this together.”
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