Afghan-Americans are grappling with shock, shame and the taboo topics of homophobia and religious intolerance in their community in the wake of Omar Mateen’s massacre of dozens at a gay nightclub.

…Omar Aziz, founder of U.S.-Afghan Islamic think tank, The Samovar Network, agreed there was a “dual challenge” of assimilation and anti-Muslim rhetoric. However, he said: “Mateen alone bears responsibility for his crime. His family, his faith and his Afghan community do not.”

Orlando Shooting: Afghan-Americans Grapple With Homophobia, Shock – NBC News

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