It is my understanding that the only people voting on this issue were people who occupied adjoining property, that is why there were so few voting. It is not unreasonable to think that these residents would have been opposed to an exclusive cemetery for other faiths as well, so it may not have been a Muslim issue at all!  Since the property in question was not zoned for a cemetery, perhaps the people in charge of finding a site made a mistake by selecting a property that required a zoning change. Often people buy or build on a property with a full understanding of what can be "built next-door", and they voice their opposition when someone wants to change these rules! These residents might also have voted against a large hotel being built beside them, so perhaps it is an error to assume the decision was an anti-Muslim issue. Hopefully, the Muslims in charge of making this application, will accept the results of the vote, to do otherwise may simply strengthen Islamophobia.