Work towards unity

IEditor: t seems that the trend of Islamophobia that had been magnified since last year’s US election, has reached its summit in the Quebec City shootings. The lives of nine innocent human beings - forget being Muslim - were taken away on the grounds of their faith. No Muslim, Christian, Jew or atheist deserves any sort of persecution or marginalization. We are all human, and we each have a right to express ourselves in whatever form we please.

What’s important now is to recognize that this unfortunate tragedy was a result of an ignorant attitude, and we must protect ourselves against it. We must learn to accept religion, cultural and ethnic differences and work towards unity.

As an Ahmadi Muslim, who has personally felt the the effects of Islamophobia, I sympathize with the victims of these attacks, and offer my most sincere condolences and prayers for their families.

Khizar Karim - Alliston Ontario The Southwest Booster welcomes letters on matters of public interest for publication over the writer’s name. All letters must be accompanied by the author’s name, address and telephone number so that they can be verified. Letters are subject to editing and limited to 300 words. Copyright in letters and other materials submitted to the Publisher and accepted for publication remains with the author, but the Publisher and its licensees may freely reproduce them in print, The Booster, its Publisher or Publishers and Star News Publishing Inc. do not necessarily endorse the views expressed therein.