From the ArcaMax Publishing, Religion & Spirituality Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/religionandspirituality/s-382544-735672
A New York congressman has asked the New York City transit agency to
drop ads promoting Islam.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., said that he does not object to the message
in the ads, CNN reports.
"I have no problem with the ad itself, but I have a very, very real
problem with those behind it," King said.
The New York Post reported Monday that one of the backers of the ad
campaign is Siraj Wahhaj, the imam of a mosque in Brooklyn. The Post
described Wahhaj as a radical because he was listed as a possible
co-conspirator in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center and
served as a character witness for Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, who was
convicted of planning the bombing.
The Islamic Circle of North America has arranged for 1,000 ads to run
in Metropolitan Transit Authority subway cars during the holy month of
Ramadan, which this year coincides with the month of September. King
also found that timing objectionable since it includes the anniversary
of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The ads direct those who see them to visit whyIslam.org for
information on the religion.