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D.C.'s delegate to Congress today asked "what can we do about the irrationally negative views of Islam and Muslims that have grown since 9/11" after a prayer service at Northern Virginia mosque Dar Al-Hijrah.
The Falls Church mosque was home to imam Anwar al-Awlaki, the U.S.-born al-Qaeda recruiter whose videos continue to inspire jihadists today. Sept. 11 hijackers Hani Hanjour and Nawaf al-Hazmi attended prayer services at the mosque, as noted in the 9/11 Commission report.
Besides D.C.'s Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Reps. Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) attended Friday's prayer service to show solidarity with the local Muslim community.