Smith reiterated that the two communities are united. Imam Muhammad Musri, president of the Islamic Society of Central Florida, urged people to pray on what he called 'a heart-breaking morning.'Īt a midday news conference, Carlos Guillermo Smith, a representative of Equality Florida, an LGBT advocacy group, stood beside Shibly. His statement was one of several offered by local Islamic groups.
'There is never, ever any justification for such unacceptable crimes against humanity, crimes against God, crimes against our country,' said Hassan Shibly, executive director of the Florida branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
