{"id":436,"date":"2026-05-25T03:40:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T03:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asianewscast.com\/2026\/05\/25\/after-san-diego-shooting-muslim-americans-aim-to-turn-grief-into-action-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T03:40:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T03:40:58","slug":"after-san-diego-shooting-muslim-americans-aim-to-turn-grief-into-action-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=436","title":{"rendered":"After San Diego shooting, Muslim Americans aim to turn grief into action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"user-accounts-modal__container hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"user-accounts-modal__container hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"user-accounts-modal__container hidden\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click here to share on social media<\/div>\n<p><title>share-nodes<\/title><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<div class=\"rich-share__links rich-share__links--row\" data-testid=\"share-links\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__social rich-share__social--row\"><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fv324um\"><title>facebook<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=After%20San%20Diego%20shooting%2C%20Muslim%20Americans%20aim%20to%20turn%20grief%20into%20action&amp;source=sharethiscom&amp;related=sharethis&amp;via=AJEnglish&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fv324um\"><title>x<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row u-hidden--desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Whatsapp\" href=\"\/\/send?text=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fv324um\"><title>whatsapp-stroke<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row copylink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Copy link\" href=\"https:\/\/aje.news\/v324um\"><span class=\"copylink__tooltip copylink__tooltip-hidden\"><\/span><title>copylink<\/title><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"article-featured-image\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260523_212452057-1-1779650207.jpg?resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"People pose for photo\"><\/div><figcaption>Palestinian American teenager Mohammed Ibrahim, centre, who was imprisoned by Israeli forces last year, and former ICE detainee Leqaa Kordia (second from right) pose for a photo at the ICNA conference in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 23 [Ali Harb\/Al Jazeera]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p><strong>Baltimore, United States \u2013 <\/strong>Muslim Americans are grieving after two gunmen last week opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego, <a href=\"\/video\/the-take-2\/2026\/5\/22\/aje-onl-usa_sandiegomosque_av_v2-220526\">killing three people<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0at the annual conference for the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) in Baltimore, community leaders stressed the urgency of turning the sorrow into action.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 25,000 people turned out for the annual event, held on Saturday and Sunday. Speakers addressed the recent shooting, pointing to the courage of <a href=\"\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/5\/22\/thousands-attend-funeral-prayers-for-san-diego-mosque-attack-victims\">the three victims<\/a> as examples for the broader community in a time of heightened Islamophobia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe owe them more than condolences. We owe them resolve,\u201d said Lena Masri, a lawyer at the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).<\/p>\n<p>She explained how the victims \u2014 a security officer, a caretaker and a neighbour \u2014 sacrificed their lives to save others. The security officer, Amin Abdullah, exchanged fire with the shooters, while the other two victims, Mansour Kaziha and Nadir Awad, rushed to help and called for emergency services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey protected the <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/5\/19\/san-diego-mosque-shooting-what-we-know-about-the-victims-and-the-attackers\">physical space<\/a> of our community: the masjid [mosque], the school, the children, the teachers, the worshippers,\u201d Masri explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur responsibility is to protect the civic space of our community: the right to worship, the right to speak, the right to organise, the right to defend Palestine, the right to build institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That was the recurring theme of the conference: that the Muslim American community cannot afford to be passive and must draw on its strength to push back against bigotry and hate.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers emphasised voting, organising and donating to community institutions and candidates who align with Muslim Americans. They also underscored the need to hold officials accountable and push for an end to Israel\u2019s atrocities in Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe owe Gaza more than grief. We owe Gaza advocacy that <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/5\/22\/mahmoud-khalil-to-appeal-us-deportation-case-to-supreme-court\">cannot be intimidated<\/a> into silence,\u201d Masri said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:block;position:relative;min-width:0px;max-width:770px\">\n<div class=\"video-player-facade-container\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"islamophobia-and-palestinians-dehumanisation\">Islamophobia and Palestinians\u2019 dehumanisation<\/h2>\n<p>Symbols of Palestine could be seen everywhere at the conference, from bags emblazoned with watermelons and flags to keffiyeh-patterned scarves, shirts and water bottles.<\/p>\n<p>At a bazaar featuring dozens of vendors, conference-goers left messages of solidarity on a tent that will be sent to Gaza by the charity Life for Relief and Development (LIFE).<\/p>\n<p>In speeches and on panels, advocates drew a link between anti-Muslim bigotry in the United States and Israel\u2019s abuses in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and <a href=\"\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/5\/23\/funerals-for-medics-killed-in-israeli-air-strikes-in-southern-lebanon\">Lebanon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the loudest promoters of Islamophobia in the US are also staunch Israel supporters, among them right-wing commentator Laura Loomer and Congressman <a href=\"\/news\/2025\/12\/10\/us-congressman-randy-fine-suggests-palestinians-should-be-destroyed-first\">Randy Fine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both Loomer and Fine are allies of US President Donald Trump, whose administration has unleashed a crackdown <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/4\/17\/scholar-rumeysa-ozturk-returns-to-turkiye-following-trump-deportation-push\">to deport<\/a> critics of Israel who live in the US but are not citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Altaf Husain, a professor at the Howard University School of Social Work, said anti-Palestinian voices are trying to \u201cscare\u201d Muslims as a means of silencing criticism of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey want to shut this down, so it\u2019s a direct connection,\u201d Husain told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p>He said the large turnout at the ICNA conference shows that the community is not intimidated and will not back down.<\/p>\n<p>In the response to the shooting in San Diego, Husain pointed out that the community raised more than $3.5m for the victims\u2019 families and moved to bolster security around Muslim institutions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4598659\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4598659\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4598659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260523_215217436.MP-1779650581.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C578&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"People sign tent\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4598659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ICNA conference attendees on May 24 write messages of solidarity on a tent to be sent to Gaza [Ali Harb\/Al Jazeera]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"layers-of-security\">Layers of security<\/h2>\n<p>Saad Kazmi, the president of ICNA, said the organisation relied on three layers of protection to secure this weekend\u2019s event: its own security guards, an outside firm and local law enforcement agencies in Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p>While there is anxiety in the community over the rise of Islamophobia and Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown, he said Muslim Americans must take matters into their own hands and work with \u201csensible\u201d people across the political spectrum to defeat hate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very thankful that we live in a country that is ruled by the Constitution and law,\u201d Kazmi told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p>Kazmi added that the shooting in San Diego only added to the community\u2019s determination to assert and protect its rights. The Islamic centre in the city, he noted, did not shut down after the attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anything came out of this, it is that there are more attendees to the masjid, more people who believe that the way forward is to strengthen ourselves, strengthen our community and march on,\u201d Kazmi said.<\/p>\n<p>After the shooting, Loomer doubled down on her anti-Muslim rhetoric, calling on immigration authorities to target the Islamic Center of San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>She also called for the deportation of all Muslims from the US, describing them as an \u201cinvasive species\u201d. But few Republicans disavowed Loomer, who maintains close ties to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Rather, more than 60 Congress members have joined the Sharia-Free America Caucus since it was established in December. CAIR has designated the caucus a hate group.<\/p>\n<p>At the state level, governors and local legislators have disparaged Islam while also pushing to penalise Palestinian rights activism.<\/p>\n<p>Texas and Florida, for example, have <a href=\"\/news\/2025\/11\/21\/cair-sues-texas-governor-over-unconstitutional-terror-designation\">labelled CAIR<\/a> a \u201cterrorist\u201d group, while implementing measures against \u201cSharia law\u201d that critics consider anti-Muslim dog whistles.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:block;position:relative;min-width:0px;max-width:770px\">\n<div class=\"video-player-facade-container\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"rights-under-attack\">Rights under attack<\/h2>\n<p>In March, after CAIR sued Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over its \u201cterrorist\u201d <a href=\"\/news\/2025\/12\/9\/muslim-group-cair-to-sue-florida-governor-ron-desantis-over-terror-label\">designation<\/a>, a federal court blocked the label from being imposed.<\/p>\n<p>In his ruling, Judge Mark Walker wrote that DeSantis\u2019s executive order (EO) targets the Muslim community as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should be lost on no one that Defendant\u2019s EO targets one of America\u2019s largest Muslim civil rights organizations for indirect suppression of speech. But, as we all know, it is easy for those in power to target minority groups with little pushback,\u201d Walker wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, history teaches that it is often minority religious groups who find themselves in the crosshairs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, several panels praised the US legal system and the laws that protect freedom of religion and speech. But the panellists argued that human rights do not defend themselves; people must step up to protect them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to imagine rights are a territory, and you have to occupy that territory. If you do not actively occupy that territory, that territory will be taken from you. And that is exactly what has been happening,\u201d Tom Facchine, an imam from New Jersey, said.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Palestinian immigrant <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/3\/16\/pro-palestine-protester-leqaa-kordia-freed-from-us-immigration-detention\">Leqaa Kordia<\/a> found her rights in jeopardy when immigration agents knocked on her door and detained her over her activism against Israel\u2019s genocidal war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Kordia spent more than a year in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention before an immigration judge ordered her to be released in March.<\/p>\n<p>But Kordia \u2014 who is still fighting deportation \u2014 told ICNA conference attendees on Saturday that she has no regrets, encouraging them to remain politically active and engaged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpeaking up, it comes with a cost \u2026 It cost me my health, my life, <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/2\/8\/who-is-leqaa-kordia-the-columbia-protester-still-in-ice-detention\">literally my freedom<\/a>, and I\u2019m living in uncertainty that tomorrow I\u2019m going to be here, or I\u2019m going to be deported,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--connatix-ads\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt comes with a cost, but it\u2019s worth it. It\u2019s worth it because silence, it costs even way more than speaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink Palestinian American teenager Mohammed Ibrahim, centre, who was imprisoned by Israeli forces last year, and former ICE detainee Leqaa Kordia (second from right) pose for a photo at the ICNA conference in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 23 [Ali Harb\/Al Jazeera] Baltimore, United States \u2013 Muslim [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":438,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>After San Diego shooting, Muslim Americans aim to turn grief into action - 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