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Joplin Mosque

12:24 pm

Wed August 15, 2012

Interfaith, civil rights leaders gather in St. Louis to show support for Joplin's Islamic community

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By Julie Bierach

Interfaith and civil rights leaders gathered in Ballwin this morning to show support for the congregation of the Islamic Society of Joplin, which was destroyed by a suspicious fire earlier this month.

Although the FBI is still investigating the cause, the St. Louis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person that set the fire.

Sept 11 remembrances

3:00 pm

Sun September 11, 2011

Muslims remember 9/11 with prayer, community service

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Members of the St. Louis Muslim community gather on the grounds of the Gateway Arch to offer afternoon prayer.

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The executive director of CAIR-St. Louis, Faizan Syed, addresses the crowd at an interfaith service on the Archgrounds.

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Art Hill was decorated with 3,000 flags, each commemorating the life of a person who died on Sept. 11, 2001.

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Art Hill was decorated with 3,000 flags, each commemorating the life of a person who died on Sept. 11, 2001.

Credit (Rachel Lippmann/St. Louis Public Radio)

A runner pauses at the base of Art Hill to reflect on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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The memorial flag from the St. Louis Fire Department flies over Art Hill as part of remembrances of the events of Sept. 11, 2001.

By Rachel Lippmann

Members of many faiths gathered at the grounds of the Gateway Arch on Sunday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.

The St. Louis office of the Council of American-Islamic Relations organized the event, which included a recitation of the Muslim afternoon prayer.

After 9/11, members of the Muslim community were blamed for the attacks simply because of their religion, said Faizan Syed, CAIR's executive director here in St. Louis.