Ali Sylla (r) with members of the Forum in Monrovia

Monrovia, August 30, 2009…The Forum for the Advancement of Liberian Mandingoes and their descendants (FALMD) attention has been drawn to the recent attack and act of vandalism carried out on peaceful Muslims at the Benson Street mosque who were assembled there for some meals after observance of their daily fast by the Acting City Mayor of Monrovia in person of Madam Mary Broh.

It can be recalled that on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at the precise hour of 7:00 PM, Madam Broh led a group of intolerant and disgruntled individuals who wasted the Holy Month of Ramadan breakfast food, inflicted bodily injuries on peaceful Muslims and rained condescending insults on the Chief Imam of the Benson Street Mosque.

FALMD condemns the attack on the mosque and the subsequent act of lawlessness that ensued constitute an act of aggression and hooliganism by individuals who under the pretext of being city cleaners are bent on fermenting chaos and religious tensions in post conflict Liberia.

FALMD is of the conviction that the Government of Liberia will engage Madam Broh and her followers who attacked peaceful Muslims’ Mosque and its premises during this Holy Month of Ramadan and called on all peace loving Liberians to condemn this act against freedom of religion.

FALMD therefore calls on President Johnson Sirleaf to urgently intervene in this matter in an attempt to put to a halt the unwholesome and provocative harassment of Liberian Muslims by the likes of Mary Broh who are in the constant habit of abusing state power by violating and trampling on the rights of other citizens.