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WEBVTT >> HE'S GOING TO DO TO YOUMUSLIMS WHAT HITLER DID TO THEJEWS. REPORTER: ESAM BORAEY COULD NOTBELIEVE WHAT HE WAS READINGSUNDAY.>> THAT LEVEL OF THREAT WASABSOLUTELY SHOCKED AND SURPRISEDFOR ALL OF US. REPORTER: A LETTER WAS FOUND INA PILE OF MAIL THIS WEEKEND ATTHE ISLAMIC CENTER OF DESMOINES.>> I WAS JUST ABOUT TO PUT IT INTHE GARBAGE, AND I OPENED IT ANDSTART READING AND THIS IS WHATI'VE FOUNDED. REPORTER: A LETTER CALLINGMUSLIMS VILE AND FILTHY CLAIMINGTHERE IS A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWNPRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.BORAEY SAYS THIS IS ONE OF THEMOST TERRIFYING THREATS THEY'VERECEIVED, BUT IT'S NOT THEFIRST.>> SOME PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TOSEND THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL.SOME OF MY FRIENDS TAKE THEIRHIJABS OFF.SOME OF OUR FRIENDS STOP GOINGTO THE MOSQUE. >> IN A WAY, YOU'RE WORRIEDBECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHO MAYHAVE THAT GRIEVANCE.REPORTER: FOR EVERY THREAT ORINCIDENT, BORAEY AND BAIG SAYTHE LOVE AND SUPPORT FROM THECOMMUNITY IS ALWAYS LOUDER.BUT THEY DO HOPE TO FIND THEPERSON WHO DELIVERED THE HATEMAIL>> HE'S JUST AN IGNORANT, RACIST

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A handwritten letter calling Muslims “vile” and “filthy” was delivered to a mailbox at the Islamic Center of Des Moines this weekend, shaking the Muslim community. The letter was not contained inside an envelope, was addressed to the "Children of Satan" and was only signed by “Americans for a Better Way.” The note appears to have been written by someone who claims to support President Donald Trump, saying Trump is “going to do to you Muslims what Hitler did to the Jews” and that it “would be wise to pack your bags” and leave. While it isn’t the first incident of anti-Islamic sentiment at the Islamic Center of Des Moines, spokesperson Esam Boraey said it is one of the most terrifying, pairing it with national rhetoric that is impacting Muslims’ daily lives. “That’s our day today,” Boraey said. “(The) ... Muslim community today is circled and surrounded, and centered around the fear and our safety.” Similar letters have circulated in states such as California and Indiana. "I was just about to put it in the garbage, and I opened it and started reading, and this is what I've found," said Hamed Baig, administrator at the Islamic Center of Des Moines. "In a way you're worried because you never know who may have that grievance." Members of the mosque said they hope to find the person who delivered the hate mail. "I'm sure he's just an ignorant, racist person," Boraey said. "He believes in a different America." Members of the mosque said they plan to hand over surveillance footage from cameras above the mailbox to police and the FBI.