The Islamic State is tweeting support for violence in Ferguson, Mo., telling protestors to embrace Islam. “… and then we will shed our blood for you, and send you soldiers that don’t sleep, whose drink is blood and their play is carnage!”
Rioting and looting broke out in Ferguson last week after a grand jury declined to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown.
Muslims have been on the ground in Ferguson “from day one,” according to freelance writer for OnIslam.net Umar Lee. They even have their own Facebook page.
“For those who decry a Muslim conspiracy afoot in Ferguson, all I can say is that there is none — no extremism or even Muslim unity,” says Lee. “What you’re seeing is Muslim community involvement — ‘Enjoining the good and forbidding the evil.’ May Allah guide us all to the right path and spread His mercy and justice on the St. Louis area during this turbulent time.”