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The Boston Globe City Region B5 NEXT STEPS LOCAL IMPACT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2001 A MUSLIM COMMUNITY Mosque opens its doors to the public LIj1' a "Win ft a rS9 IP Scores of Cambridge residents attended an open house yesterday at the Islamic Society of Boston on Prospect Street to show their support for the Muslim community. The event included a prayer service, a vigil for the victims of Tuesday's terrorist attacks, and a question-and-answer session. Susanna Shafer of Taunton greeting visitors to the open house. buoyed by dozens of calls, letters, and faxed messages of support from local non-Muslims. He points to the woman who presented him with a list of 35 signatures condemning harassment it now hangs outside the mosque and to the police department, which assigned an officer to the mosque.

"We have received many supportive calls from Jewish and Christian people and we want to thank them for their support," he said. Thafs why Nehela By Jason Pring GLOBE CORRESPONDENT CAMBRIDGE Susan Kelley and Kim McNamara felt helpless that they could not help those suffering in New York and Washington, D.C., following Tuesday's terrorist attacks. So the friends, concerned for the region's Muslim community, went to the Islamic Society of Boston yesterday to express their support "I wanted to have the chance to make it clear that I'm not discriminating and that I'm able to look beyond last week's events," Kelley said. At an open house at the mosque on Prospect Street honoring those who stand behind his PrtTrimiiTiitv Trr 1 1 wanted make it that I'm and that able to to clear not discriminating I'm look EDUCATION CAREER DEVELOPMENT Basyouni Nehela, the beyond last Islamic Society's wpfJ pvpttU spiritual leader, con- wccliS evcuia. SURVIVE Discover emerging IT job trends Realize how BUCEC equips you with the tools for IT success Find out why companies hire BUCEC graduates first Boston, September 1 8th Burlington, September 25th If fit ''I f' f.

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Cambridge City Councilor Marjorie Decker, who attended the event, said the city's human rights commission has issued an alert urging residents to report incidents of harassment For Islamic Society member Hoda El Sharkawi, the impressive showing by non-Muslims eased some of her concerns. "I'm very pleased," she said. "To me, it feels like there is some good that will come out of this." GLOBE STAFF PHOTO JOHN BOHN Sperling said. The prognosis? "Certainly uncertain," he said. Patrick Moscaritolo, president of the Greater Boston Convention Visitors Bureau, is more optimistic.

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