USA: Jeep Super Bowl ad showing Muslim woman causes backlash

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The car company received instant backlash on social media from conservatives who objected to the inclusion of a Muslim woman in a hijab.

Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US Desk
Source/Credit: Al Jazeera
By Al Jazeera | February 2, 2014

Commercial pairs everyday scenes from around the world with American folk song.
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Reaction: Summer Jennings, Oviedo, Florida -- "I see a beautiful Muslim woman. Who is welcome in MY America. The people who are upset about a Muslim woman miss the point of America. America belongs to no one. It belongs to everyone."
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Jeep raised eyebrows during the US Super Bowl on Sunday when it aired a commercial that showed a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf.

The ad, set to the American folk song "This Land is Your Land", starts with landscapes across the US, then moves to different scenes around the world.

The car company received instant backlash on social media from conservatives who objected to the inclusion of a Muslim woman in a hijab:

Maybe #Jeep can sell all their vehicles to MUSLIMS because good Americans shouldn't buy them. Screw New World Order and #Jeep
— bill milam (@MilamBill) February 2, 2015

@Jeep; why could you show Arab Muslims, but not Israeli Jews? In most Arab countries, women aren't allowed to drive!
— Lady4Yeshua (@Lady4Yeshua) February 2, 2015

It also received praise from others and several jokes from American Muslims:

Oh no! A Muslim is smiling in a Jeep commercial! Hurry, let's all be offended! Only racist morons are upset by that ad. #JeepCommercial
— Michael Wertz (@enciteout) February 2, 2015

Muslim women and jeeps and ya'll thought Islam said we couldn't drive. 😂😂 #CreepingSharia #SuperBowl2015
— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) February 2, 2015

Loved the @Jeep ad. If you can't deal w/ the fact that Muslims are a part of this gorgeous world, then kindly move to another planet. #SB49
— Wardah Khalid (@YAmericanMuslim) February 2, 2015

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