USA: D.C. Metro Bans 'Issue' Ads After Pamela Geller Submits 'Draw Muhammad' Cartoon

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WMATA confirmed to The Hill that it is banning all "issue-oriented" ads for the rest of the year -- meaning no ads that convey religious or political messages will be allowed on the transit system. 

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By Carol Kuruvilla | May 28, 2015

Washington, D.C.'s transit authority has squashed Pamela Geller's dream of plastering a controversial image of Muhammad all over Washington-area Metro stations and buses.

According to news reports, Geller's organization, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, had submitted the $10,000 winning cartoon from a “Draw Muhammad” competition to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority with the caption "Support Free Speech." The contest was attacked by two shooters in Garland, Texas, earlier this month.

WMATA confirmed to The Hill that it is banning all "issue-oriented" ads for the rest of the year -- meaning no ads that convey religious or political messages will be allowed on the transit system.

"In the coming months, Metro will fully consider the impact that issue-related advertisements have on the community by gathering input from riders, local community groups and advocates,” spokesman Michael Tolbert told The Hill. “Metro will also carefully examine the legal concerns related to displaying, or discontinuing the display of, issue-related advertisements.”

The ban will be revisited at the end of the year.

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