Not On Our Block: A collective response to attacks on the Islamic Center of Tucson
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Reyna Araibi
11 years ago
As a Muslim member of the University community, I am very touched and inspired by the compassion and solidarity this petition demonstrates. I'm glad to be a part of it.
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Reyna Araibi
11 years ago
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As a Muslim member of the University community, I am very touched and inspired by the compassion and solidarity this petition demonstrates. I'm glad to be a part of it.
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Anonymous
11 years ago
Religous equality for all!
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Josh DeSio
11 years ago
Religous equality for all!
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Christina Jarvis
11 years ago
Those of us who opposed these high-rise student residences could see this coming from the start. The ICT has become a sitting duck for harassment from the surrounding buildings by a racist subset of tenants.
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Christina Jarvis
11 years ago
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Those of us who opposed these high-rise student residences could see this coming from the start. The ICT has become a sitting duck for harassment from the surrounding buildings by a racist subset of tenants.
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Donna Vining
11 years ago
Residents recently reported a visitor who tossed a bottle off the building and he was arrested. That was good but the students said they did it so they didn't get blamed themselves. I think the answer we were hoping for was they did it because what he did was wrong and dangerous. We still have a very long way to go.
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Donna Vining
11 years ago
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Residents recently reported a visitor who tossed a bottle off the building and he was arrested. That was good but the students said they did it so they didn't get blamed themselves. I think the answer we were hoping for was they did it because what he did was wrong and dangerous. We still have a very long way to go.
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Elizabeth Oglesby
11 years ago
University of Arizona faculty
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Elizabeth Oglesby
11 years ago
University of Arizona faculty
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Sue Sanders
11 years ago
Wishing you peace.
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Sue Sanders
11 years ago
Wishing you peace.
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Franci Washburn
11 years ago
I support not only an attitude of tolerance, but of mutual respect and acceptance for all people.
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Franci Washburn
11 years ago
I support not only an attitude of tolerance, but of mutual respect and acceptance for all people.
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Kamel Didan
11 years ago
Thank you UA community for standing with what is right.
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Kamel Didan
11 years ago
Thank you UA community for standing with what is right.
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Emily Duwel
11 years ago
19th century Tucson was a "progressive" frontier town – meaning a place where people of different races were welcomed. Our culture claims Tohono O'odham (and more generally Native American), Mexican, European, Middle Eastern, Chinese and African roots. Today, the Islamic Center of Tucson continues this tradition by serving as a beacon for newcomers—many of whom are refugees fleeing wars' ravages. It is deserving of our support and respect. Behemoth student housing that over-dominates the landscape and invites vandalism—through the promotion of a culture of wantoness—undermines our community sense of being. That ICT would be subjected to such vandalism is an embarrassment and out of step with who we are.
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Emily Duwel
11 years ago
19th century Tucson was a "progressive" frontier town – meaning a place where people of different races were welcomed. Our culture claims Tohono O'odham (and more generally Native American), Mexican, European, Middle Eastern, Chinese and African roots. Today, the Islamic Center of Tucson continues this tradition by serving as a beacon for newcomers—many of whom are refugees fleeing wars' ravages. It is deserving of our support and respect. Behemoth student housing that over-dominates the landscape and invites vandalism—through the promotion of a culture of wantoness—undermines our community sense of being. That ICT would be subjected to such vandalism is an embarrassment and out of step with who we are.
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Dan Russo
11 years ago
I am a 1966 grad of the U of A and I find the behavior of this handful of students appalling. Bigotry and xenophobia should not be tolerated and should be dealt with promptly. Eviction is absolutely necessary, and if possible, the University should expel students participating in such acts. The Islamic Center has a long history in this community and deserves our respect and support.
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Dan Russo
11 years ago
I am a 1966 grad of the U of A and I find the behavior of this handful of students appalling. Bigotry and xenophobia should not be tolerated and should be dealt with promptly. Eviction is absolutely necessary, and if possible, the University should expel students participating in such acts. The Islamic Center has a long history in this community and deserves our respect and support.
As a Muslim member of the University community, I am very touched and inspired by the compassion and solidarity this petition demonstrates. I'm glad to be a part of it.
As a Muslim member of the University community, I am very touched and inspired by the compassion and solidarity this petition demonstrates. I'm glad to be a part of it.
Religous equality for all!
Religous equality for all!
Those of us who opposed these high-rise student residences could see this coming from the start. The ICT has become a sitting duck for harassment from the surrounding buildings by a racist subset of tenants.
Those of us who opposed these high-rise student residences could see this coming from the start. The ICT has become a sitting duck for harassment from the surrounding buildings by a racist subset of tenants.
Residents recently reported a visitor who tossed a bottle off the building and he was arrested. That was good but the students said they did it so they didn't get blamed themselves. I think the answer we were hoping for was they did it because what he did was wrong and dangerous. We still have a very long way to go.
Residents recently reported a visitor who tossed a bottle off the building and he was arrested. That was good but the students said they did it so they didn't get blamed themselves. I think the answer we were hoping for was they did it because what he did was wrong and dangerous. We still have a very long way to go.
University of Arizona faculty
University of Arizona faculty
Wishing you peace.
Wishing you peace.
I support not only an attitude of tolerance, but of mutual respect and acceptance for all people.
I support not only an attitude of tolerance, but of mutual respect and acceptance for all people.
Thank you UA community for standing with what is right.
Thank you UA community for standing with what is right.
19th century Tucson was a "progressive" frontier town – meaning a place where people of different races were welcomed. Our culture claims Tohono O'odham (and more generally Native American), Mexican, European, Middle Eastern, Chinese and African roots. Today, the Islamic Center of Tucson continues this tradition by serving as a beacon for newcomers—many of whom are refugees fleeing wars' ravages. It is deserving of our support and respect. Behemoth student housing that over-dominates the landscape and invites vandalism—through the promotion of a culture of wantoness—undermines our community sense of being. That ICT would be subjected to such vandalism is an embarrassment and out of step with who we are.
19th century Tucson was a "progressive" frontier town – meaning a place where people of different races were welcomed. Our culture claims Tohono O'odham (and more generally Native American), Mexican, European, Middle Eastern, Chinese and African roots. Today, the Islamic Center of Tucson continues this tradition by serving as a beacon for newcomers—many of whom are refugees fleeing wars' ravages. It is deserving of our support and respect. Behemoth student housing that over-dominates the landscape and invites vandalism—through the promotion of a culture of wantoness—undermines our community sense of being. That ICT would be subjected to such vandalism is an embarrassment and out of step with who we are.
I am a 1966 grad of the U of A and I find the behavior of this handful of students appalling. Bigotry and xenophobia should not be tolerated and should be dealt with promptly. Eviction is absolutely necessary, and if possible, the University should expel students participating in such acts. The Islamic Center has a long history in this community and deserves our respect and support.
I am a 1966 grad of the U of A and I find the behavior of this handful of students appalling. Bigotry and xenophobia should not be tolerated and should be dealt with promptly. Eviction is absolutely necessary, and if possible, the University should expel students participating in such acts. The Islamic Center has a long history in this community and deserves our respect and support.