NoNukes
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From the replies on this thread, can you not see their point?Which is what people want them to do. But when they do it.....From the link;
“Frustrated with Islamophobes defaming the Prophet?” the event materials ask. “Fuming over extremists like ISIS who give a bad name to Islam? Remember the Danish cartoons defaming the Prophet? Or the anti-Islam film, ‘Innocence of Muslims’?”
“When real events warrant, like the Danish Cartoon controversy, Sharia ban, Quran burning, Boko Haram kidnappings. [Islamic State] brutality, etc., we articulate fresh talking points and content quickly, and in a timely manner, working with professionals to disseminate it through community spokespersons and our allies,” organizers state on their website.
Also, from their website;
Stand With the ProphetIsn’t it time we invested in defending our faith? Otherwise, groups like ISIS and Boko Haram will only continue to increase the media’s ammunition to incriminate Muslims.
Immediately after 9/11, only 27% of Americans held a negative opinion of Islam. Today, that number is approaching 60%. Islamophobia is turning our neighbors against us, while confusing Muslim youth about their faith; 47% of college-going Muslims end up drinking alcohol.
1,250 anti-Muslim films are repeatedly aired on American television throughout the year, in addition to the likes of Fox TV, which routinely broadcasts anti-Muslim programs and commentary. The internet is littered with anti-Muslim information, images, and videos
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The Impact of Negative Media is Enormous on the Lives of Muslims:
- Muslims are the least employed, according to a Gallup Poll.
- Young Muslims are developing self-hate and are moving away from Islam.
- 50% of Arab-Americans have clinical signs of depression, according to Yale University research.
- More of our neighbors now hold negative opinions of Islam and Muslims, as compared to immediately after 9/11.
What will Our "Strategic Communication Centre" do for the Muslim Community and Our Neighbors?
- Rapid Response & Crisis Communication: When real events warrant, like the Danish Cartoon controversy, Sharia ban, Quran burning, Boko Haram kidnappings. ISIS brutality, etc., we articulate fresh talking points and content quickly, and in a timely manner, working with professionals to disseminate it through community spokespersons and our allies.
- Do for Islam what Khan Academy has done for math and science: By producing short, seven to 10-minute lessons taught by master teachers about the basics of Islam for our children and for our neighbors.
- Coordinate & Serve as a Content Clearinghouse: Collect, reframe, and disseminate the existing wealth of content, and coordinate Muslim responses through Masjids, as well as regional and national organizations.
- Train & Build Capacity: Train 30 young Muslims a year to communicate Islamic points of view effectively.
It seems to me that they're wanting to present the Muslim perspective to current events.
They seem to recognise and reject the harm that extremists are doing to the perception of their faith.
Reading through what you deemed important i do not see where they said a much of a word about extremists. One can conjecture that they are responding to the negitive press that the extremists produce but by the quotes you provided they did not reject anything.
Then there is this quote from what you provided: 1,250 anti-Muslim films are repeatedly aired on American television throughout the year,
What are they talking about? I guess what they are saying that if a detective show uses a Arab as the bad guy that is anti-Muslim. Which is interesting considering that predominately the bad guys are white males.
By what you provided in your post it seems to me they are more worried about their image then what is going on with radical Islam.