For Immediate Release: Kissimmee FL 34746

​The American Muslim Leadership Council (AML Council) ​ joins fellow Americans in condemning the brutal and cold-blooded murder of Ms. Nabra Hassanen, 17 years old young Muslim American woman who was fatally beaten to death by Darwin Martinez Torres , a native of El Salvador, in northern Virginia this past Sunday (June 18, 2017) nearby All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center after midnight prayers a traditional gatherings during the holy month of Ramadan. The killer was arrested and being charged of a murder but not as an act of hate according to Fairfax County authorities.
​While AML Council extends its condolences to Ms. Hassanen family and the Muslim American community in Virginia, AHRC add its voice to the family and the community demanding a thorough and transparent investigation regarding this tragedy in order to reveal the facts and implement justice to its fullest. ​AML Council urges police and the authorities to treat this incident not solely as a crime as it smacks an act of hate that should not be tolerated nor justified under all circumstances. ​AML Council will continue monitoring the investigation and its outcome due to its sensitive and serious impact on the community at large especially that this incident occurred amidst a wave of terror acts and wave of violence across the globe and few hours after the London car attack on the Mosque there.​
Furthermore, we would like to humbly ask that our local law enforcement continue to be vigilant around the Isalmic Centers in Osceola County and the surrounding areas. We believe that we all should take a firm stand against Hate and Terror, so send a strong massage of Unity” Said Imam Helmi Abufarah Elagha, the Executive Director of AML Council, with the ending of the Month of Ramdan, and celebration of the Muslim Holiday on (or about June 25 or 26) Eid Al Fiter, we would urge our local law enforcement partners to have additional presence as community members have expressed their concern for safety, to send a strong massage to others who may proceed to cause any harm to the community, specially during the large gathering of Muslims that will take place.