Christians and Muslims may be hammering out their differences elsewhere, but at a local construction site, their relationship didn’t need repair.

Just one week after the tragic shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, members from both groups teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to build a home for the needy.

“Every time something like that happens, it raises the angst in our community,” said Imam Abdullah Sykes, president of a local branch of the Islam Society. “We have to get out there and let people know this is the act of one person, which we do not agree with, which we don’t condone, and is not a part of Islam. Which is why we’re out here, so people can see who we really are.”

The Muslim and Christian groups were among 60 people working side by side, hammering, shoveling and raising new walls for a family in need.   »»» Central Florida News 13 (U.S.)

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