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Sunday 28 Feb 2016 - 13:13 Makkah mean time-19-5-1437
Gilane Shaker, left, of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center served food to US Navy veteran David Bonner during a gathering in Boston on Saturday. Image from The Boston Glob
Boston, (IINA) - Local antiwar military veterans gathered outside New England’s largest mosque in Boston on Saturday to show support for Muslims amid growing anti-Muslim sentiments that some believe have been stoked by the inflammatory tone of the presidential race, The Boston Glob news reported.
The rally at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury was organized by the Smedley D. Butler Brigade of Veterans for Peace and drew about 200 people.
“When you listen to what’s going on in presidential politics there is a lot of misinformation and some people are really misrepresenting what this religion is,” said Bob Funke, a US Army veteran and coordinator for the local veterans group. “They’re using it as a wedge issue and they’re scaring people. It’s the politics of fear.”
Members of the mosque said they were touched by the support.
“Some of the veterans know Muslims and they saw them as good people,” said Tina Serir Abdallah, 38, of Everett. “There’s 1.7 billion Muslims worldwide and the majority of us live in peace.”
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