Post by pavel on Feb 27, 2016 3:10:27 GMT -6
Muslim Day at the Capitol draws many interfaith supporters along with protesters
OKLAHOMA CITY — Followers of Islam filed past protesters carrying signs and voicing criticism of their religion to enter the Capitol on Friday for the Second Annual Muslim Day.
But the number of supporters from the interfaith community who lined up to shield them from taunts far outnumbered those who accused them of violence and terrorism.
Inside the building, Senior Imam Imad S. Enchassi of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City met with some of the protesters to try to put their fears about Islam at ease.
“This is what we are about — dialogue,” he said, adding that those in attendance would keep repelling hate with love.
Read more: www.tulsaworld.com/news/capitol_report/muslim-day-at-the-capitol-draws-many-interfaith-supporters-along/article_771625b7-172e-5f50-8b35-4d8f8706eee0.html
OKLAHOMA CITY — Followers of Islam filed past protesters carrying signs and voicing criticism of their religion to enter the Capitol on Friday for the Second Annual Muslim Day.
But the number of supporters from the interfaith community who lined up to shield them from taunts far outnumbered those who accused them of violence and terrorism.
Inside the building, Senior Imam Imad S. Enchassi of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City met with some of the protesters to try to put their fears about Islam at ease.
“This is what we are about — dialogue,” he said, adding that those in attendance would keep repelling hate with love.
Read more: www.tulsaworld.com/news/capitol_report/muslim-day-at-the-capitol-draws-many-interfaith-supporters-along/article_771625b7-172e-5f50-8b35-4d8f8706eee0.html