“Anybody who wants to come talk to us about Islam– their understanding and any misunderstandings they have, we urge them to come clear it up. We are always open door. We even invite the person who did this to come talk to us.”
Source/Credit: KXAN NBC ROUND ROCK
By Natalie Hee | September 30, 2014
ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — A highway sign dedicated to a local Muslim community in Round Rock was vandalized over the weekend. The sign is a symbol of the community’s commitment to keeping Texas highways clean.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has been cleaning the stretch of FM 1460 in the greater Round Rock area for the last six years. Members of the community say this is the first time they’ve ever experienced any sort of negative attitude towards their religious community.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is one of three Muslim service groups in the area.
Last Sunday, community members spotted the sign spray-painted over in black to remove the words “Ahmadiyya Muslim” and instead, a handwritten note that says “A Christian Community, USA” was stuck underneath.
KXAN News spoke with outreach coordinator Muhammad Ahmad, who’s lived in the Round Rock area since 2007. He says he’s surprised to see the vandalism.
“We have never experienced any vandalism at this site or at the mosque at all in the recent past,” said Muhammad Ahmad, Outreach Coordinator for Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Center. “Anybody who wants to come talk to us about Islam– their understanding and any misunderstandings they have, we urge them to come clear it up. We are always open door. We even invite the person who did this to come talk to us.”
According to Ahmad, members of the community have reported this incident to Williamson County Police, who have decided to leave the vandalism in place for now. TxDOT aims to remove the spray-paint in the future.
In response to this incident, members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will be cleaning this stretch of highway Saturday at 10 a.m..
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