Amid warnings of another al Qaeda attack on the United States, American Muslims have launched a public relations campaign stressing that they condemn terrorism and should not be blamed for violence committed in the name of Islam. The loosely coordinated campaign by Muslim organizations includes newspaper advertisements, a petition drive and public commitments to work hand in hand with law enforcement agencies, including a joint effort to begin today with FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III. “We want to debunk the myth that American Muslims are not concerned with securing our homeland,” said Salam Al-Marayati, executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, which will announce a “grass-roots Muslim initiative against terrorism” with Mueller at a Los Angeles mosque. Al-Marayati said the council will work with the FBI to denounce terrorism, control “belligerence” at mosques and improve communication between Muslims and U.S. law enforcement agencies. Full Story
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