{"id":1953,"date":"2010-01-29T18:02:38","date_gmt":"2010-01-29T18:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2010\/01\/muslim-advocates-decry-council.php"},"modified":"2010-01-29T18:02:38","modified_gmt":"2010-01-29T18:02:38","slug":"muslim-advocates-decry-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2010\/01\/muslim-advocates-decry-council","title":{"rendered":"Muslim Advocates Decry Councilwoman Facebook Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER, California &#8211; Muslim advocates are demanding an apology from a California city councilwoman for posting anti-Muslim comments on her Facebook social networking page.<br \/>\nMuslim organizations in California on Friday called on Lancaster Councilwoman Sherry Marquez to apologize for a comment last weekend about the 2008 beheading of Aasiya Hassan in New York.<br \/>\nIt included the comment, &#8220;This is what the Muslim religion is all about.&#8221;<br \/>\nKamal Al-Khatib, president of the American Islamic Institute of Antelope Valley, denounced the remarks as bigoted and divisive to the community 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Los Angeles.<br \/>\nMarquez told the City Council this week she was horrified by the killing and apologized for the effect her comments had on the city.<br \/>\nShe did not immediately return a call for comment.<br \/>\n<em>Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. 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