‘Thinly veiled’ Islamophobia greets plans for Muslim cemeteries across US
AP — Updated about 10 hours ago
DUDLEY: On the site of a long-idle dairy farm, leaders of a local mosque hope to build a final resting place for about 500 Muslim families ─ to the dismay of many residents of this quaint town in central Massachusetts.
In arguments cemetery developers and activists decry as thinly veiled bigotry, neighbours say they fear burial practices could contaminate groundwater because Muslims traditionally do not embalm bodies and bury their dead without coffins.
They also cite concerns about noise, vandalism and increased traffic on the narrow road where the cemetery would be built.
One resident said he worried he would have to put up with noise.
Similar sentiments have been expressed by people in communities around the country where Muslim cemeteries have been proposed, including Farmervsille, Texas; Walpole, Massachusetts; Carlisle, Pennsylvania; and Farmington, Minnesota.
If they claim that they are integrated, then they should be following all practices incuding burial of their dead !
In some cases, opponents have succeeded in defeating the new cemetery projects, while in others, Muslim groups have appealed and judges have cleared the way.
Appealing to the "fairness of the kaffir justice system"
In Farmersville, near Dallas, some residents were openly hostile during meetings on a proposal to build a Muslim cemetery on a 35-acre site just outside the city.
Farmersville is not far from Garland, where police fatally shot two militant Islamic State (IS) followers last year after they opened fire outside a cartoon contest lampooning the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him).
"People don't trust Muslims. Their goal is to populate the United States and take it over," Barbara Ashcraft said during a meeting in August.
"You're not welcome here!" another man yelled, according to news accounts.
As they appear to be in a very tiny minority here , they should lie low and practice
Taqqiya as prescribed by the Book !
City leaders were so bombarded with complaints that they published an informational guide on the city's website, assuring residents that there is "no training facility planned for this site ... no terrorist activity associated with this site ... no plans for a mosque at this site."
I personally feel that other American cities should follow this example and issue the same kind of disclaimer- if it is applicable .
Muslim leaders have been taken aback by the level of resistance.
"We were absolutely flabbergasted, to be honest, to see that kind of opposition," said Ismail Fenni, a representative of Al-Marhama Islamic Burial, which wants to build a cemetery in Walpole, south of Boston.
"All we're trying to establish is a place for a final resting place for the loved ones of the Muslim community members," he said. "No other activity is going to be happening in a cemetery except what is customary for a cemetery."
But then similar assurances are given when permission is sought to build mosques and Islamic schools and in no time such locations become a hotbed of extremist teaching and radicalization; look what happened in the San Bernardino area !
In Dudley, the proposal from the Islamic Society of Greater Worcester has been met with angry comments at local meetings.
"You want a Muslim cemetery? Fine. Put it in your backyard, not mine," Daniel Grazulis said during a zoning meeting in February, drawing a round of applause.
In Dudley, Muslim leaders have agreed to bury bodies in coffins or concrete vaults to appease residents on contamination concerns.
And what about Saudia -where non-infidels are not even allowed to "open" churches !
Amjad Bhatti, president of the Islamic Society, said some of the comments have hurt because he considers the US his home after moving from Pakistan 20 years ago and raising his family here. "They belong to this land now," he said. "This is our country."
So, Mr. Bhatti is also practicing Taqiyya !
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