Ireland: Galway Ahmadiyya Muslims ‘heartened’ by support after mosque damaged

Prof Raymond Murphy of NUI Galway’s Irish Centre for Human Rights said that the Ahmadiyya community had been “forthright” in its condemnation of all forms of extremism and violence.

Imam Ibrahim Noonan comforted by political and civic leaders
Photo: Joe O'Shaughnessy

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By Lorna Siggins, Seán Dunne | June 7, 2017

The imam of a Galway mosque which was attacked during Ramadan prayers on Monday night said its members were heartened by the wider community’s response to the incident.

Rocks were thrown through windows at the Masjid Maryam (Mosque of Mary) in Ballybrit, which is used by the Ahmadiyya Muslim community.

Gardaí in Galway are treating the incident, which happened after 11pm, as “serious” and have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

No one was injured in the incident but up to 100 members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community were “very shaken”, according to Imam Ibrahim Noonan, who was leading prayers at the time.
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