Our first thought after hearing that a man flying an ISIS flag rammed a rented pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans wasn’t, gee, we’re worried about the potential backlash against Muslims. That seemed to be Muslims’ first thought; as we reported earlier, the mosque attended by Shamsud Din Jabbar released a statement saying its primary focus was on the safety of the Muslim community and advising members not to speak to the media or cooperate with the FBI without first consulting CAIR.
