Posted on 07/15/2005 7:01:01 PM PDT by freedom44
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American Muslims have launched an advertising campaign to denounce acts of terrorism after bombers believed to be British Muslims killed at least 54 people in attacks on London.
"Any effort by terrorists to hide their criminal activities under the mask of religious piety is being categorically and unequivocally rejected by mainstream Muslims," said Parvez Ahmed, chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
He said the television ad, which will air nationwide by July 19, is an attempt to detach Islam from the "heinous" acts of a few Muslims.
Police believe the attacks are linked to al Qaeda, the Islamic militant group behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and the Madrid train bombings last year.
"Backlash is a concern ... but it's not our main motive," said CAIR spokeswoman Rabiah Ahmed. "Our main motivation lies with making sure our position is clear where Islam stands on terrorism."
The 30-second public service spot, called "Not in the Name of Islam," features two American Muslim women and religious leader Imam Johari Abdul-Malik.
"We often hear claims Muslims don't condemn terrorism and that Islam condones violence," they say.
"As Muslims, we want to state clearly that those who commit acts of terror in the name of Islam are betraying the teachings of the Koran and the Prophet Mohammed. We reject anyone -- of any faith -- who commits such brutal acts and will not allow our faith to be hijacked by criminals. Islam is not about hatred and violence. It's about peace and justice."
The director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, John Voll, welcomed the campaign.
"I think Americans, especially these days ... are justified in being fearful of the suicidal violence attempts by extremist fanatics in many different traditions," he said. "It is counterproductive for Americans to then focus their fear on the people who are probably their closest allies, and that is average, mainstream Muslims."
(That advertising works.)
Oh crap, the infidels are onto us.
Thats good theyre getting scared. Now they'll have to spend some of their precious bomb money on TV ads!!
I don't get it. Islam IS about hatred and violence. Mohammed was conquering warrior and a pedophile. If anything, the terrorists represent Islam and the the moderates are delusional. Its a religion the world can live without.
"We have ruled the world before, and by Allah, the day will come when we will rule the entire world again. The day will come when we will rule America. The day will come when we will rule Britain and the entire world – except for the Jews. The Jews will not enjoy a life of tranquility under our rule, because they are treacherous by nature, as they have been throughout history. The day will come when everything will be relived of the Jews - even the stones and trees which were harmed by them. Listen to the Prophet Muhammad, who tells you about the evil end that awaits Jews. The stones and trees will want the Muslims to finish off every Jew."
source: http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=countries&Area=palestinian&ID=SP90805
Yeah, and until this point, that's pretty much the way its been...
A so-called moderate muslim is one who's either never read the Koran, or simply believes it's a steaming pile (correctamundo!).
Devout practitioners are the ones making headlines around the world, usually for murder.
The obvious question is.......why would we trust anything CAIR says?
Hhmmm.
What next a moslem spokesmen for "pork the other white meat"?
zero credibility.
Perhaps they should use Joe Izusu.
It only took 4 years!
The short answer is never trust ANYTHING CAIR says.
The are a propaganda front. PERIOD.
Bttt.
Most muslims that I saw were DANCING after 9/11. That is the "tv ad" that I'll remember.
The are a propaganda front. PERIOD.
Amen.
That's it! The cat's cancelling all its planned hate crimes; from now on it's a love fest!
I LOVE the smell of fear from Muslims.
It smells like......JUSTICE.
Backlash= justice.
Cause and effect.
You reap what you sow.
Hate us? We'll hate you right back.
And BIGGER and BETTER and HARDER.
No kidding....I guess 9-11 wasn't bad enough for them to make a public statement....I hope this is a sign of more PSA's to come..
LOST my post somewhere!
I LOVE the smell of fear from Muslims.
It smells like.....JUSTICE.
Backlash=justice.
Cause and effect.
You reap what you sow.
Hate us- we hate you right back.
Only harder, bigger and longer.
Crusades II, coming soon to a mosque near you.
Revise Patriot Act With SAFE Act
INCITEMENT: Ann Coulter Says ‘Arabs Lie'
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.