Effort To Build Muslim Protest Against Terrorism

Today on CNN's The Situation Room (with Suzanne Malveaux instead of the usual Wolf Blitzer), it was reported that Dearborn, MI attorney Majed Moughni is has been approved to hold a rally outside the courthouse the day the Nigerian terrorist's trial begins.

I pulled this statement by Moughni from al Arabiya:

For eight or nine years Muslims are attacked by the media and by terrorists who pretend to represent us. It is time we take a stand and show Islam is not an evil religion, it is a religion of peace. Those who would commit terrorism do
not represent Islam.

Other imams in Detroit were interviewed and they said Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's attempt to blow up Northwest flight 253 was an "embarrassment" and a "disgrace."

It is important these condemnations are getting out for Americans - and other Muslims - to hear. Often Americans wonder at the silence of Muslims about acts of terrorism (or attempted acts).

Majed Moughni made the important point that Umar (under the training and guidance of Yemenese al Qaeda) made this attempt over the air of the largest Muslim population in the United States, and Moughni seemed to take personal offence at this.