Muslims Worry About Backlash From Post Shooting

Source: NPR's Carrie Kahn reports

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Muslims across the country are condemning Thursday's shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, and offering prayers for the victims.

Muslim civil rights groups say what the alleged shooter did was a brutal, personal act and could not have been committed in the name of Islam. "This is a sad day in our nation's history, and we reiterate the American Muslim community's condemnation of this cowardly attack," said Nihad Awad, who heads the Council on American Islamic Relations in Washington. || Read more