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Case Study: Fire At The Kwartha Muslim Religious Association's Mosque

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As of November 14th, 2015 a fire broke out at the Kwartha Muslim Religious Association’s mosque. This was a supposedly a hate crime in response to the Paris Attack which was committed by the ISIS group, on the night of Friday, November 13th, This may have resulted in Islamic phobia, as a way to blame the violence which is widespread amongst the world at this given time. Muslim members have placed their roots into the Kwartha community, and an integration into surrounding neighborhoods, as the mosque holds religious open houses attended by church goers and politicians. At this time, support from churches and political leaders are ongoing, however the main question lies where will families go for prayers, which are observed five times …show more content…

Often, offenders are deprived of their liberties to prevent damage and impairment of public institutions and practices, in accordance with the public harm principle. EXPLAIN (1 SENTENCE) The reasons for a hate crime, can correlate with one’s behavior. This can be a result of repressed memories and feelings of guilt to commit the crime, according to the psychoanalytical theory as there is a compelling need to be punished. The accused perhaps was forced to believe at an early age, one religion was the blame for violence, as there was a constant reminder from a guardian or the media. The accused was forced to believe this, however felt it was incorrect, thus commits the crime to be punished for such degrading thoughts. As well, when examining the situation through the conflict theory, the accused may argue that their morality is defined by their social group which hold a struggle to maintain and keep their power. The social group may be ISIS, or a specific culture/religion which is unknown in this article. It can be predicted that this social group has set morals of victimizing a …show more content…

It upsets me that individuals are close minded when blaming a religion. Many do not step into other people’s shoes, and think to themselves; how would I feel if my religion was blamed for the actions which are contradicting to the ideologies it holds? It is as if individuals are desensitized to what occurs, and the first instinct is to blame it on a group of people where they see a correlation to similar events have happened in the past. The amount of backlash is unacceptable, and these viewpoints can only be changed if society introduces an alternate perspective. This can include to look at how the Muslim community feels, what ongoing deeds they have committed during times of crisis such as the current world-wide situations and the element of individual sympathy. More awareness campaigns should be introduced to help others see a shift in focus, and remove the stigma that the Muslim community must face. I question to what extent political leaders are willing to help the members and the rebuilding of the mosque. As well, another area of curiosity is how will this group demand justice; will they settle with the justice being brought upon the accused, thus criminal law or can this case escalate to a provincial human rights issue, an area constitutional law focuses on? he outcome of this hate crime can help set precedents for the

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