The native mosque in terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s Houston neighborhood has urged its members to keep away from talking with the media and to refer any potential FBI inquiries to the controversial Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Masjid Bilal sounded the alarm to congregants in an announcement posted to social media on Wednesday addressing Jabbar’s heinous assault on Bourbon Avenue in New Orleans that left 14 folks lifeless.
“If anyone is contacted by the media, it is very important that you do not respond,” the mosque, situated inside strolling distance of Jabbar’s dilapidated trailer, wrote in an announcement. “If approached by the FBI and a response is necessary, please refer to CAIR and ISGH.”
“It is crucial that we stay united at this time as we condemn these terrible acts,” the assertion continued.
The White Home severed ties with CAIR final yr after the group’s co-founder mentioned he was “happy” to see Hamas assault the Jewish state, killing 1,200 Israelis.
CAIR was additionally ordered by a choose in November to open its books and reveal its sources of funding after a defamation go well with it filed towards an ex-worker backfired.
The Muslim rights group had accused the previous chapter chief of finishing up a “defamation campaign” towards the group, together with by implying that CAIR is funded by international governments and terrorist organizations.
It’s unclear if Jabbar, who reportedly transformed to Islam at an early age, ever attended Masjid Bila.
Jabbar’s ideology has come below a microscope after he flew an ISIS flag on the Ford pickup truck used within the New Yr’s Day rampage.
He additionally posted movies on-line of himself pledging allegiance to the Islamic terror group main as much as the assault.
