By BI: On July 17, the Empire State Building lit up in bright green for Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of the monthlong Ramadan. The commemoration was seen as honoring the people behind the slaughter of five U.S. service members shot and killed in Chattanooga, Tennessee the day before by a devout Muslim, Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez.
The ill-timed lighting also coincided with Barack Hussein Obama’s ill-timed celebratory Ramadan greeting to all Muslims
The Empire State Building will celebrate #Eid al-Fitr & mark the end of Ramadan with lights in green. #EidMubarak pic.twitter.com/UYIQNGfxti
— Empire State Bldg (@EmpireStateBldg) July 17, 2015
MIC The widespread negative reactions on Twitter were fast and furious. In a linked article, a writer posits that “Ramadan is the most violent month of the year in the Islamic world, because Ramadan is the month in which Muslims renew their devotion to Allah, and violent jihad is a supreme act of devotion to Allah.” He is apparently referring to the Islamic State group’s calls for attacks during Ramadan.
Empire State Bldg green for Eid within 24 hrs of Marines being killed by ISLAMIC. Shouldn’t it be in Red White Blue? pic.twitter.com/i02Ie91URR
— Neil Russo ن (@neilinozone) July 19, 2015
Why The Empire State Bldg Turned Green Should INFURIATE Every Single American #Muslims #TCOT Be sure 2 RT http://t.co/8H6CwKXZHt — Conservative Lady (@GOPLADYAMY) July 19, 2015
“In 2001, Islamic terrorists took down the Twin Towers. Now, in Obama’s America 2015, their colors shine proudly… http://t.co/ANmZwxLlH4
— Armageddon News (@NewsArmageddon) July 19, 2015
Shortly after the heinous terrorist attack in Chattanooga TN, empire state building lit for muslim holiday #tcot pic.twitter.com/pGfO76SziW
— Young Conservative™ (@steve0423) July 19, 2015
WHAT THE HELL?????UNPATRIOTIC: EMPIRE STATE BUILDING CELEBRATES MUSLIM HOLY DAY | Liberty First http://t.co/DfV8yPQDO4
— HETEROSEXUAL WOMAN ™ (@tracieeeeee) July 19, 2015
Lighting the Empire State bldg. “green” for Ramadan; not ordering all flags at half staff, is offensive & disgusting. #ChattanoogaStrong
— God, Family, Country (@VitoBagofDonuts) July 19, 2015
New York 1956 Vs New York 2015 (The Empire State Building lights up Green for Muslim holiday of Eid 2015) pic.twitter.com/WCHhrVfwSQ
— Viscount Exmouth (@ViscountExmouth) July 19, 2015
This in time to honor victims of #ChattanoogaShooting: Empire State bldg turns green for Moslem holiday. Happy Jihad! http://t.co/79aJTxLzqs
— Michael R Shannon (@ReluctantUser2) July 19, 2015
Empire State Bldg green for Eid within 24 hrs of Marines being killed by ISLAMIC. Shouldn’t it be in Red White Blue? pic.twitter.com/i02Ie91URR
— Neil Russo ن (@neilinozone) July 19, 2015
The Empire State Building caves in to Islam and lights up for Muslim “holiday” of Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan… pic.twitter.com/UX36MCJEux
— David Vance (@DVATW) July 19, 2015
Empire State Building turns green for Muslim holiday? What is happening to the #America I grew up in? #NeedJesus http://t.co/D7QyklCNFI
— Michael Irwin (@michaelirwin57) July 19, 2015
While it’s perhaps to be expected that so-called “Islamophobia” has a significant venue on Twitter, anti-Muslim hatred is also seem to be on the rise throughout the country. Polling by the Arab American Institute has found declining percentages of Americans have favorable attitudes towards Arabs or Muslims, the latter of whom declined from 36% favorability in 2010 to 27% in 2014.
And now that Barack Hussein Obama is flooding America with Muslim so-called “refugees” from North Africa and the Middle East, those anti-Muslim numbers are expected to soar. The 2010 census put the Muslim population in America at approx. 2.6 million. Obama is expected to add 6.2 million more Muslims before he leaves office.