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Man Accused Of Throwing Pig's Head Into Mosque Charged
POSTED: 12:31 pm EDT July 6,
2006
LEWISTON, Maine -- Police in Lewiston, Maine, have charged a local man for allegedly throwing a pig's head into a mosque.
The Quran forbids Muslims from eating pork. Muslims consider pigs to be unclean animals, and those at the mosque said what happened on Monday night was insulting. An Islamic civil liberties group is decrying the episode. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling for stepped up outreach by Maine's Muslim community to educate people about their faith to promote greater understanding.The Council on American-Islamic Relations said bigots often use pork products to attack or insult Muslims. Spokesman Ibrahim Hooper said outreach is important. He said anti-Islam prejudice decreases when people get to know ordinary Muslims.
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