Democratic freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, one of the first two Muslim women to serve in Congress, said on Friday that
At least 49 people were killed and 20 seriously injured in mass shootings at two mosques in the city of Christchurch.
Omar referenced the fact that Friday is the Muslim community’s holy day of the week, a day when the faithful attend services at mosques, and said she hopes Muslims will continue to attend the Friday prayer service known as jumah.
« Today is the day that Muslims around the world go to the mosque to observe their jumah prayers, » Omar said, adding, « I know that there was a call for people to not go and I said to people that is what the terrorists want us to do. That is a win for them. So we must face that hate and terror with love and compassion and not only should Muslims be going to jumah today, everyone should join them in solidarity.
