Muslim clerics held a vigil in Dearborn last night to show their opposition to ISIS, and to pray for the family of James Foley, an American reporter killed recently by the group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria.
The small crowd held candles and signs saying “Muslims against ISIS.”
Sara Albusaid immigrated to Dearborn from Iraq.
She says her husband and son are still in southern Iraq, where they're being inundated with people fleeing the violence in other parts of the country.
"I mean, it's not just my country. I'm very worried about all the world. It makes me cry a lot, because I see you know, innocent people [have] died. I have to raise my voice" said Albusaid.
Albusaid says she’s frustrated with U.S. forces for leaving Iraq and creating the political vacuum that has allowed ISIS to spread.
"I feel very angry because, you know, when they go inside Iraq they said we are the big help for Iraqi people, and then after that, they don't care," she said. "Or there is something they wanted from Iraq, and they take it and they leave."
More than one cleric told the crowd they have to publicly stand up against any group that commits violence in the name of Islam.
