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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan
So in Boston, where one of the kids had tons of friends and at least one relative who were shocked to shit at what ended up happening, what could have been done? How could he have been swayed down a different path by some iman in a mosque he doesn't go to? What sort of change could the non-Chechen muslims in the greater Boston area effected to get a handle on him?
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There are about four or five significant mosques in the Boston area - a couple in the predominantly black neighborhoods of the City, one in a more mixed ethnic area, and a couple in the suburbs. There are also Islamic groups associated with the various universities. It is an active and engaged community, with no shortage of outreach for younger folks. I'm going to bet that just about anyone someone here names someone is already trying to do.
But there is significantly less openness from other communities to the Islamic community. Our Church will do an interfaith passover seder with the local synagogue, but it has done nothing with any of the mosques in the area, and that is true of almost all the denominations, with the notable exception of the synagogue right near the mosque in the mixed ethnic area - they do interact.
Maybe some of the problem isn't speaking, but listening.
