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Niamirombo, Kigali historic Muslim neighborhood, did not escape the horrors of the genocide
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All the attackers came by that path and they would stop here
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Just steps away, Kamana Haruna's home. He hid 15 Tutsis here during the genocide
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One of them was Catherine's son. Haruna showed true humanity. He was a hero
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Ethnic differences didn't matter to him. He helped us. I can never thank him enough
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My family and Islamic religion inspired me because our religion teaches us to share everything we have with others
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As early as 1992, local imams urged the community not to join the killings
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They warned them that Islam is against tribalism and also hate against human beings
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anyone. Therefore, when the genocide took place, Muslims were already warned against this
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ideology of genocide. These events are told at Inwari, Rwanda's first Islamic school in the
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heart of Nyamirombo. We have some Muslims who took part in the genocide. But in general
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Muslims helped people. Mouni Antwali Soudi, a local figure and former Inwari student
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is committed to preserving this little-known history. You know, in our community, few people studied
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so it's up to the youth to learn history, because they are the ones who will pass it on to the future generations
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After the genocide, the government officially acknowledged the bravery of Muslims, helping foster their integration into Rwandan society
