Anti-Islamic graffiti on Portland ME mosque

[janet118]

Jirde Mohamed walks past graffiti Monday on the Maine Muslims Community Center on Anderson Street in Portland. The writing reads: "Osama today Islam tomorow (sic)." Another writing read: "Long live the West."
Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

PORTLAND - Police are searching for the person who spray-painted inflammatory slogans on the outside of the city's largest mosque. The graffiti included "Osama today, Islam tomorow (sic)," "Long live the West" and "Go Home," and drew immediate and widespread condemnation from several city officials and advocacy groups.

"Muslims died in the twin towers and Muslims are serving overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq," said Portland Mayor Nicholas Mavodones.

"They are welcome members of our city and are entitled to respect and the same hope and feeling of closure everyone else carries in their hearts today."

Graffiti on Portland mosque decried

[uppityperson]

1. k&r for wider exposure. This makes me sick.

[geardaddy]

2. Me too.

K and R

[ZombieHorde]

3. Seems like a threat. nt

[sakabatou]

4. I agree

[janet118]

5. It sure does . . . luckily the idiot that did this

is most likely a complete coward and weasel who will probably lay low hoping none of his fellow rodents rat him out.

[CurtEastPoint]

6. Hmmm... Maine. Teabagger governor. Amazing!