Source/Credit: San Diego Reader
Today marks the kickoff of the Muslims for Life campaign – an effort by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to donate 10,000 units of blood via blood drives across America throughout the month of September.
The group says its goal is to honor the memory of those who died ten years ago in the 9/11 attacks, while reaffirming “the message that Islam values the sanctity of life,” according to their website. “Terrorists caused death and destruction on Sept. 11, 2001. But they also hijacked the faith of Islam. By painting a violent, militant picture of the religion, terrorist extremists have created suspicion of all Muslims. But the truth is that terrorists do not represent Islam or Muslims.”