“We’re mostly a Christian nation. Most of us need to learn more about Islam, what true Islam is. It’s a peaceful religion. I admire these young men coming out and trying to get the word out.”
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| Photo via Twitter: by Fortesa Latifi @fortesalatifi |
Source/Credit: Cronkite News
By Fortesa Latifi | September 11, 2017
“If they listened to what we wanted to say, I think they would change their minds.”
TEMPE — On Saturday afternoon, Latif Ahmed stood on a sidewalk in Tempe holding a red, white and blue sign reading “I’M A MUSLIM ASK ME ANYTHING.” He laughed when asked if the American color scheme was purposeful.
“What do you think?” Ahmed said. “We are just as American as you are. We like the same colors.”
In 80 cities across the country, Muslims stood on street corners with signs like Ahmed’s for the second annual “Meet A Muslim” day. In Tempe, Ahmed and other members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Organization were stationed on the corner of Fifth Street and Mill Avenue.
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