USA: Ahmadiyya youth leader condemns shooting at Muhammad Cartoon event in Garland, Texas

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The incident occurred as the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland hosted a controversial art event featuring cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US Desk
Source/Credit: NBC News 5 / Associated Press
By Nomaan Merchant / Brian Roth | May 3, 2015

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Dr. Bilal Rana, President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association has condemned the shooting at a Muhammad Cartoon Draw event organized in Garland, Texas.

Two armed men opened fire on police outside the event showcasing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad organized by Pamela Geller of the American Freedom Defense Initiative.

Police said two men pulled up in a vehicle and shot a Garland ISD Security guard outside the building. The men were then shot and killed by Garland police.
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The incident occurred as the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland hosted a controversial art event featuring cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Such drawings are deemed insulting to many followers of Islam and have sparked violence around the world. According to mainstream Islamic tradition, any physical depiction of the Prophet Muhammad -- even a respectful one -- is considered blasphemous.

Dr. Bilal Rana, President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association released the following statement:

"On behalf of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association - the largest Muslim youth group in the country - we stand by our fellow Americans in shock and horror at today's shooting. While we wait for investigators to tell us more about the shooters, we wholly condemn any such acts of violence and find them completely unjustifiable. Our faith calls us to engage in dialogue. So we condemn any use of violence to intimidate anyone."

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Pamela Geller, president of the American Freedom Defense Initiative, said that she planned the Sunday event to make a stand for free speech in response to the outcries and violence over drawings of Muhammad.
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Geller's group is known for mounting a campaign against the building of an Islamic center blocks from the World Trade Center site and for buying advertising space in cities across the U.S. criticizing Islam.


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