Islamic group issues PSAs to combat bigotry

An American Muslim advocacy organization will launch a national public service announcement campaign tomorrow, designed to challenge what the group calls "growing anti-Muslim bigotry sparked by opposition" to the planned mosque on Park Place in lower Manhattan.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations will hold a press conference tomorrow morning at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. to introduce its PSA campaign.

"The stepped-up rhetorical and physical attacks on the American Muslim community and Islam require a positive, proactive response that will help counter the almost hysterical campaign of misinformation by a vocal minority of bigots," said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad. "These public service announcements have the potential to reach millions of Americans with a message of religious inclusion and mutual understanding."

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