Source/Credit: WBEZ 91.5
By Maham Khan
As Chicagoans turn their gaze to the sky this weekend they’ll be greeted by the following message: “Give Blood Save Lives Muslims for Life.”
The message will be on a banner trailing from a plane, with over a million people watching Chicago’s 53rd annual Air and Water show.
The group behind the banner is a local Muslim denomination known as the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMC). In 2010, they launched “Muslims for Peace” and “Muslims for Loyalty,” both grassroots campaigns meant to spread the truth about Islam. This weekend they are launching “Muslims for Life,” to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11.
The banner attempts to push the message that Muslims want to protect life, not take it.
“Terrorists have painted an untruthful picture of Islam–of death and destruction, whereas Islam protects the sanctity of all human life” said Haris Ahmed Public Affairs director for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. “As we approach the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, we wanted to conduct blood drives aimed at saving American lives.”
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Categories: Ahmadiyyat: True Islam, Islam, United States
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