LANCASTER -- Muslim advocates are demanding an apology from a city councilwoman for posting anti-Muslim comments on her Facebook page.
The remarks were posted by Republican Councilwoman Sherry Marquez in reference to the 2008 beheading of 37-year-old Aasiya Hassan in New York.
In her recent Facebook post, Council Member Sherry Marquez wrote in reference to a murder trial in New York involving a Muslim defendant: "This is what the Muslim religion is all about - the beheadings, honor killings are just the beginning of what is to come in the USA. We are told this is a small majority [sic] of Muslim's [sic] in America, but it is truly what they are all about...You disrespect/dishonor them or their religion and you should die (they don't even blink at killing their own wives/daughters, because they are justified by their religion)..."
In another Facebook post, Marquez claimed that " Obama is a Muslim." Her post links to a YouTube video titled "Obama Admits He is a Muslim."
Marquez is a director of the Antelope Valley Republican Assembly.
Kamal Al-Khatib, president of the American Islamic Institute of Antelope Valley, denounced the remarks as bigoted and divisive to the community 50 miles north of Los Angeles.
A message was left for Marquez.
This week, she told the City Council she was horrified by the killing and apologized for the effect her comments had on the city.
The remarks were posted by Republican Councilwoman Sherry Marquez in reference to the 2008 beheading of 37-year-old Aasiya Hassan in New York.
In her recent Facebook post, Council Member Sherry Marquez wrote in reference to a murder trial in New York involving a Muslim defendant: "This is what the Muslim religion is all about - the beheadings, honor killings are just the beginning of what is to come in the USA. We are told this is a small majority [sic] of Muslim's [sic] in America, but it is truly what they are all about...You disrespect/dishonor them or their religion and you should die (they don't even blink at killing their own wives/daughters, because they are justified by their religion)..."
In another Facebook post, Marquez claimed that " Obama is a Muslim." Her post links to a YouTube video titled "Obama Admits He is a Muslim."
Marquez is a director of the Antelope Valley Republican Assembly.
Kamal Al-Khatib, president of the American Islamic Institute of Antelope Valley, denounced the remarks as bigoted and divisive to the community 50 miles north of Los Angeles.
A message was left for Marquez.
This week, she told the City Council she was horrified by the killing and apologized for the effect her comments had on the city.
