USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim rep. joins President Barack Obama at Baltimore mosque

---

"The president's speech helped realize what he can do to educate Americans about the contributions of Muslims. I was there because of my day job, but it was really about what Muslim leaders can do."

Muhammed Chaudhry, president & CEO,
Silicon Valley Education Foundation and a National
Spokesperson of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA

Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US Desk
Source/Credit: San Jose Mercury News
By Sal Pizarro | February 3, 2015

President Barack Obama's historic visit to a mosque on Wednesday had a San Jose connection, as Silicon Valley Education Foundation CEO Muhammed Chaudhry was one of the people accompanying the president at the Islamic Society of Baltimore.

"The president's speech helped realize what he can do to educate Americans about the contributions of Muslims," said Chaudhry, who was invited just Monday. "I was there because of my day job, but it was really about what Muslim leaders can do."

To that end, Chaudhry, who is also national spokesman for Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, said he also helped launch a campaign to alleviate fears about Muslims in the United States at http://trueIslam.com.
...
About #TrueIslam campaign:

"Extremists like ISIS depend on people’s ignorance of Islam to grow. That’s why the more people know about Islam’s true teachings – and what Muslims truly believe – the less they’ll fall for ISIS’s propaganda.

"The True Islam campaign answers eleven misunderstood questions on Islam. Using only the Holy Qur’an and Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) exemplary model, the True Islam campaign educates all Americans on Islam’s true teachings. Likewise, the True Islam campaign actively counters the menace of extremism that has resulted from inconsistent Muslim leadership."
...

-- spizarro@mercurynews.com


Read original post here: USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim rep. joins President Barack Obama at Baltimore mosque


This content-post is archived for backup and to keep archived records of any news Islam Ahmadiyya. The views expressed by the author and source of this news archive do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of Ahmadiyya Times. Ahmadiyya Times is not an organ of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, nor in any way associated with any of the community's official websites.