Ahmadiyya Muslim community recently launched a “Meet a Muslim” campaign, where youths like myself go out in public to invite conversation by waving signs or wearing “I'm a Muslim. Ask me anything” T-shirts.
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By Khalid Husain | February 12, 2017
This Muslim-American teenager believes the real reason behind a Muslim ban is not knowing about Muslims. The fact is that the majority of Americans have never met a Muslim. Their perception of Islam is mostly based on seeing scary photos or captions about ISIS in the headlines.
I was born and raised in America, and the only Islam I was taught is one of compassion for the poor, social equality for all citizens and a desire to bring people together on common grounds. To promote this true Islam, my Ahmadiyya Muslim community recently launched a “Meet a Muslim” campaign, where youths like myself go out in public to invite conversation by waving signs or wearing “I'm a Muslim. Ask me anything” T-shirts.
I hope to catch you on the streets sometime or at any of our other engaging venues ( trueislam.com ) so we can break the ice, shatter myths and simply learn more about one another.
Khalid Husain
Indiana Township
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The writer, 16, is a junior member of the Muslim Writers Guild of America.
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