Further still, there is even a distrust—even blatant intimidation of minority populations in Spokane. While these incidents may all be disconnected, I can’t help but think that we all need to have a serious talk in Spokane about our town. We can all admit that this isn’t who we are. How do we break this cycle of insulation from the other, and embrace pluralism?
On July 4, while Admir Rasic was inside the Bosnia and Herzegovina Heritage Association of Spokane saying Ramadan prayers for America, someone was outside spray painting “Death to Islam” on the center’s east-facing wall.