A double-dose of injustice for 9/11 families was felt from coast to coast after Ramadan was capped off with a sign on a memorial like a “punch to the gut.”
(Video Credit: NBC Bay Area)
In addition to celebrations throughout 2026 in honor of America’s 250th birthday, somber reflection is anticipated for September when the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack will be marked. With considerable attention turned toward the growing presence of Islamists in the United States, uproar called for a swift response after an Islamic family overstepped their permission and used an installation representing the World Trade Center to promote their Garden of Peace Islamic Cemetery.
According to NBC Bay Area, the owner of Memory Gardens Cemetery in Concord, California, sold a portion of the cemetery to the family and gave them permission to put up signage. That permission was then taken to place their banner that quoted the Quran, “Every soul will taste death.”
The sign was met with quick backlash in the San Francisco Bay Area as Danny Kimmel, whose mother is buried at the cemetery, told NBC, “I felt a punch to the gut type of thing. To see that sign on that memorial is kind of like, not good in my thoughts.”
Kimmel, whose brother was killed in Vietnam, added that if his mother could know about the banner, “She wouldn’t just roll over [in her grave], she’d get up and walk.”
Adding her own thoughts on the banner, which was ordered pulled down as soon as the owner was aware of it, Kimmel’s sister-in-law, Violet, told NBC, “There’s room for everybody, but just have a little respect where you’re gonna put your things.”
The latest insult to the memory of the 2,977 people and counting killed on September 11, 2001, came amid a series of slaps to the face in New York City under the first Muslim mayor of Gotham, Zohran Mamdani (D).
In particular, the FDNY’s denial of “intended disrespect” left many wanting after an iftar (breaking of the Ramadan fast) was hosted by the FDNY Islamic Society, wherein dozens of prayer rugs were laid out in front of a plaque honoring fallen firefighters, of which 343 were killed in the performance of their duty on 9/11.
New: The placement of Muslim prayer rugs in front of the FDNY’s memorial plaque for firefighters killed on 9/11 has angered members who contend the Ramadan observance disrespected the fallen heroes. The FDNY denies any “intended disrespect.”
More here:👇https://t.co/s7OqCxvZLz pic.twitter.com/7gddkCFtJU— Susan Edelman (@SusanBEdelman) March 8, 2026
Mamdani, who continues to face criticism for aligning himself with Hamas sympathizers, including his own wife, Rama Duwaji, was reported by Susan Edelman as in attendance at the iftar.
NYC Councilmember Joann Ariola (R) relayed to Edelman that more than 20 complaints had come her way from 9/11 first responders and their families, including one current firefighter who said, “As someone who respects the sacrifices made by all FDNY members, I believe the Muslim group involved, along with city leadership (including the Mayor), showed a real lack of sensitivity … We owe it to the fallen and their families to treat that space with the utmost respect and inclusivity that truly honors everyone who served.”
In her own statement, Ariola expressed, “This is a building full of conference rooms and meeting spaces, and they had the entire auditorium for their event. Why, of all places, did they choose a hallway directly in front of a 9/11 memorial?”
Attempts at answering the question were in ample supply, and akin to reactions to the sign in California, as social media users asserted, “It’s done on purpose. It’s meant to be an insult …”
It’s done on purpose. It’s meant to be an insult. And they’ll hide behind iSlAmOpHoBiA.
— Professor_Goat (@Professor_Goat_) March 9, 2026
I served. My kids know what 9/11 means. Draping an Islamic banner over a 9/11 memorial isn’t inclusion, it’s desecration. The only thing preventing more of this is community pushback. Don’t stop.
— Meir Cohen (@MeirCohen) March 23, 2026
Whatever America do to keep America great and safe is welcome, don’t be diplomatic to the detriment of your safety and inheritance.
Ask UK how it’s going for them
— King from furnace (@Agaji387) March 23, 2026
Narrator: The disrespect IS INTENDED.
— Samuel Culper 722 (@politiwars) March 9, 2026
It was intentional -absolutely disgusting!
— Karemany (@Karemany1) March 23, 2026
— Save The West (@savethewest2026) March 23, 2026
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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