Seattle: land of grunge rock and Islamic proselytization. "Muslims turn to bus ads in Seattle to create awareness about Islam," by Janet I. Tu for the Seattle Times, September 15:
Running on the sides of several Metro buses, they merely say: "Q: Islam. A: You deserve to know," with a phone number and Web site.For Bilal Aijazi, a Bellevue software developer, the ads are meant to stir conversation and steer people toward information on Islam.
As a Muslim, Aijazi sometimes fields questions about his faith. Especially during Ramadan, which began about two weeks ago, people ask Aijazi why Muslims fast during this Islamic holy month.
Then there are the questions he gets other times of the year: Why some women wear head scarves; whether Muslims condone terrorism.
"We feel often Muslims don't have a voice," said Aijazi, one of about six people who helped coordinate the local effort to get the ads onto the outside of six Metro buses and the inside of about 25. About 10 local Muslims contributed to the nearly $5,000 campaign.
"This is just a way to present the community with a source of information about Islam that comes from Muslims themselves," he said.
The ads, scheduled to run until November, were designed by the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) and direct people to a toll-free number and Web site sponsored by the group. ICNA is a New York-based nonprofit that seeks to educate people about Islam and has 22 U.S. chapters in the U.S.
In addition to Seattle, the New York and Chicago chapters plan to run ads on public transit this year. The bus ads haven't stirred controversy in the Seattle area, but in New York, where 1,000 of the ads are scheduled to go up in subways later this month, U.S. Rep. Peter King urged subway officials to not display them.
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Marlina Soerakoesoemah, of Redmond, co-founder of Azizah, a magazine for Muslim women, likes the ads and says they make information about Islam more readily accessible...
Because, you know, today in the "information age," finding accurate information about Islam is so difficult, one has no better option than to dial an anonymous number on the side of a bus. How about simply starting with Islam's primary sources -- the Koran, hadith, sira, etc.?
"How about simply starting with Islam's primary sources -- the Koran, hadith, sira, etc.?"
How about starting with Jihad Watch?
'How about simply starting with Islam's primary sources -- the Koran, hadith, sira, etc.?'
Or reading this invaluable site. Ever thought of bus ads Robert?
From article: How about simply starting with Islam's primary sources -- the Koran, hadith, sira, etc.?
The answer to that is simple...They want to be the ones to teach you about Islam...the last thing they want is for you to inform yourself...
"And Americans' attitude toward Muslims and Islam appears to have gotten slightly more negative in recent years." --from article
And rightfully so, as more and more Americans learn what Islam truly is: A Mass-Murder Hate political ideology in the guise of a "religion." Islam is Fascism. Islam is Naziism. "allah" the non-existent, vicious and repellent, pagan moon deity of Islam commands "Jihad" against the "Infidels" and "Unbelievers" of the world until Islam achieves world hegemony. (see: Qur'an). That is the goal of Islam, just as it was the goal of Naziism, and both ideologies use mass-murder to achieve their evil ends. After the evil Qur'an, the second most-read book in the Middle East is "Mein Kampf." Gee, I wonder why. Could it be that oppressive, supremacist, totalitarian Naziism reminds the Mohammedans of their own oppressive, supremacist, totalitarian ideology? Without doubt. And, of course they both have that Jew-hating and Jew mass-murdering in common.
Islam sucks. Islam is Naziism. Islam is evil.
Ads should be put opposite the "Religion of Hate's," that say "REMEMBER 9/11" and "Islamic Jihad is Mass-Murder. Read the Qur'an and see for yourself."
Stupid PC Seattle. And after 9/11. It's unbelieveable.
Islam you deserve to know:
Yes if you leave Islam it is punishable by death. Conversion to another religion is not allowed. Murdering non Muslims is ordained including women and children. non Muslims are classified as second class citizens or dhimmis. Those who do not convert to Islam have to pay a tax Jizya or be killed. Yes our heaven has lustful young girls and boys to satisfy your sexual perversion. allah loves blood of infidels who non Muslims. There is no guarantee that you will reach Islamic porn heaven only if you kill non Muslims. Our religion is a religion of violence, murder, deceit and war. Women are considered slaves of Muslim men. Having multiple wives is ordained and marrying young prepubescent girls is ordained. Kidnapping of non Muslims women and girls by Muslims men is ordained by our faith. We are expanding our faith so that it will rule over all the world and establish sharia as supreme.
All I have learned about Islam was on a warm, sunny, early Tuesday morning 7 years ago.
Better yet, go online to learn about Islam, starting with JW/DW.
Islam, the religion of the devil via worship of a metorite god.
People, here's the link to the Seattle mayor's office (Mayor Greg Nickels).
I sent my post above (longer, 2nd post) on the contact form. For "Location of Incident or Problem" on the form I put, Complaint: "Islam" bus ads.
I hope some here will take a few and provide the Seattle mayor with a few of your informed and educated thoughts about the Religion of Hate.
http://seattle.gov/mayor/
Complaint I sent to the Seattle mayor's office:
"And Americans' attitude toward Muslims and Islam appears to have gotten slightly more negative in recent years." --From Janet Tu's 9/15 article in the "Seattle Times" re: "Islam" bus ads
And rightfully so, as more and more Americans learn what Islam truly is: A Mass-Murder Hate political ideology in the guise of a "religion." Islam is Fascism. Islam is Naziism. "allah" the non-existent, vicious and repellent, pagan moon deity of Islam commands "Jihad" against the "Infidels" and "Unbelievers" of the world until Islam achieves world hegemony. (see: Qur'an). That is the goal of Islam, just as it was the goal of Naziism, and both ideologies use mass-murder to achieve their evil ends. After the evil Qur'an, the second most-read book in the Middle East is "Mein Kampf." Gee, I wonder why. Could it be that oppressive, supremacist, totalitarian Naziism reminds the Mohammedans of their own oppressive, supremacist, totalitarian ideology? Without doubt. And, of course they both have that Jew-hating and Jew mass-murdering in common.
Islam sucks. Islam is Naziism. Islam is evil.
Ads should be put opposite the "Religion of Hate's," that say "REMEMBER 9/11" and "Islamic Jihad is Mass-Murder. Read the Qur'an and see for yourself."
Stupid PC Seattle. And after 9/11. It's unbelieveable.
"We feel often Muslims don't have a voice,"
hmm, but bombs speak louder than words. So do the hate-preachers. And there some fools among us who still can't hear them calling...?
"We feel often Muslims don't have a voice,"
hmm, but bombs speak louder than words. So do the hate-preachers. And there some fools among us who still can't hear them calling...?
Posted by: sheik yer'mami at September 15, 2008 10:19 AM
The Qur'an speaks loud and clear, thank you.
Here is a little test:
http://www.strangepolitics.com/content/item/13354.html
"Marlina Soerakoesoemah"/
Sounds like an Indonesian name, specifically from West Java.
I wonder whether she is like the Muslims in Idonesia during my younger years there, or whether she has 'found' religion like a growing number in Indonesia now?
A note for the newcomers to this site: when someone is a 'pious' Muslim and strictly adheres to the tenets of Islsam, then ..... non Muslims beware.
The ads, scheduled to run until November, were designed by the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) and direct people to a toll-free number and Web site sponsored by the group. ICNA is a New York-based nonprofit...
ICNA is another Muslim Brotherhood front group, and it's based in Plainfield, Indiana. It has a front office in New York. The ads will run until November, by which time ICNA will be no more per the conclusion of the Holy Land Foundation Trial.
It is a wonderful opportunity to talk to these people (1-877-WHYISALM) first hand. And know what they say about Islam? And let’s ask these questions/claims which are bouncing back and forth in this site. Isn’t it good to know both point of views about Islam, from people who claim that they are practicing Muslims (e.g. WHYISALM/ICNA guys) and Islam as perceived by Non-Muslims and then judge by ourselves what really make sense.
"We feel often Muslims don't have a voice," said Aijazi, one of about six people who helped coordinate the local effort to get the ads onto the outside of six Metro buses and the inside of about 25. About 10 local Muslims contributed to the nearly $5,000 campaign.
"This is just a way to present the community with a source of information about Islam that comes from Muslims themselves," he said.
Yep, you can't trust those kaffirs to tell you about Islam.
"Isn’t it good to know both point of views about Islam..." --Muslim Neighbor
Why would we be interested in al-Taqiyya?
We can read, we know what the Koran says, and we know the history of barbaric Islam and false prophet Warlord Mo.
We also know about Naziism and Hitler. And Fascism and Mussolini. Islam is a Fascist/Nazi political ideology in the guise of a religion. There is no "allah." The Koran is a book of fiction.
No, we don't need to listen to any BS from Mohammedans, thank you. We're a lot smarter than that. A LOT.