Islamophobia Rides Bus in NYC -
Leave Islam' Ads Disguised as 'Help'
" Free Speech "?
"subliminal stereotyping"?
Is it just outright - "Islamophobia"?
Maybe It Is All Three!
[not actual photos of NYC bus]
SOLUTION IS ISLAM
Over 15 years ago, buses in New York City were paid to run ads: "Trying to assist anyone leaving Islam" - only for a week.
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The messages of hate - playing like messages for help - and most New Yorkers saw through it. They believe in peaceful coexistence.
Sponsored by an organization called 'Stop the Islamization of America', it was led by Pamela Geller.
Her ads read like the battered women trying to escape abusive husbands:
"Are You Trying to Leave Islam?"
"Is your family threatening you?"
"Fatwa on your head?"
Readers are then directed to a Web site to "escape" from their religion.
The idea was to spread hate and that American Muslims were trapped in an oppressive, violent faith, trying to get out.
And if they dare try, they should be killed.
These are all lies, of course. But we should be clear: There are over 8 million Muslims in America and rapidly growing, while other religions are fading away. Islam is a beautiful and inspiring faith, of answers to questions other religions don't have a clue (or they hide them).
So should ads on buses be banned? No, of course not. This is not a solution. Instead, let informed people of goodwill, who are ready to encourage for all to respect each other.
These bus ads failed, in fact they had the opposite affect on most of the people who heard about them. Pamala Geller was the brunt of news headlins all over, because people wanted to know what this was all about. They bought translations of the Quran, even hadith - they liked what they saw and many converted after this.
It was a fact, 15 years ago, many in the U.S. were leaving religion all together. Then slowly, at first, people started hearing and seeing things about people with answers to the same questions they had, but couldn't get any decent answers. They got fed up with religious people telling them to "Just have faith."
Yusuf Estes, Shaikh Mutahhir Sabree & Yusha Evans have been
challenging this type of attack against Islam for many years."We need to turn this bus around and come from another way"
[CLICK PHOTO FOR WEBSITE GUIDE US TV - not actual photos of NYC buses]
Let's change their 'evil' to become 'live' -and we have LIVE broadcasts daily, on the Internet (now) and soon on satellite:
www.GuideUS.TV
Then maybe Allah will turn it around, like this:
We have to realize people have the right to object - to what they don't understand. But even if they do understand and want to go against it, they have the right to be "stupid".
Let them say what they want, our prophet Muhammad, (peace be upon him), didn't go out to challange folks about Islam, Jesus (peace be upon him) didn't either.
Jesus, (peace be upon him) did drive the money changers out of the temple - but this was done to protect the worshipers who came there to talk with almight God.
Today, many people are coming to Islam, in spite of all the things going on in other places on this planet. In fact, many are seeing the truth about Islam and Muslims and sharing videos featuring the patience and forbaring of Muslims, because of their faith in Almighty God (Allah).
People now, are more aware of the realities of big governments, big shots and BIG LIES coming from all of them. They have also figured out the lies from their religious leaders, their big mansions, big yachts, big airplanes - and big donations they get from other rich folks (for evading taxes).
Our advice is to -
Take it slow and careful. Remember the eyes of Allah are watching you. If you make a mistake, you are trying and Allah will helps anyone who tries. Don't loose your temper. This is what the devil and friends want you to do. Don't challenge the person. Speak clearly and with a kind voice. Simply begin where our prophet, peace be upon him, began - with "Tawheed" (One God) of Islam. "Worship God, alone - NO PARTNERS." |
Comments
Isn't there anyway that we can put ads on the busses promoting Islam? Most people do not even know where to look for answers.....thi s way at least they will be interested in having a glance or even more.
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