With recent attacks on mosques, synagogues and churches, many houses of worship are enhancing their security procedures, including the Diyanet Center of America in Lanham, Md. Recently, Dar Al-Hijrah increased its security presence to not just busy prayer times, but every prayer time — five times a day. Ignorance breeds hate.”Omair Siddiqi has become a security organizer for mosques in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The sermon spoke of how to prepare, spiritually, for the Muslim month of fasting during daylight hours and reading the Koran to commemorate the revelation of their holy book. Anecdotally, he said there is increased interest and awareness — and requests for guidance — from U.S. Muslim groups on security.

Source: Washington Post May 05, 2019 14:00 UTC