Muslim anti-ISIS march not covered by mainstream media
December 10, 2015
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Organizers of an anti-ISIS march that took place in London last week
Organizers of an anti-ISIS march that took place in London last week have spoken out after mainstream media outlets failed to cover it. Thousands of people took part in the annual UK Arbaeen Procession, coordinated by the Husseini Islamic Trust UK, on Sunday. Although Shia Muslims take part in the march each year to mark the Arbaeen, this year organizers decided to use the event as a platform to denounce terrorism following the recent ISIS attacks in Paris, Beirut and elsewhere. OrganizerWaqarHaider said: “This year we had hundreds of placards which were basically saying ‘no’ to terrorism and ‘no’ to ISIS. A very direct message that denounces Takfiri groups.” He added that the demonstration still failed to garner attention in the mainstream media because of “stereotyping”, pointing out that people see the entire Muslim community as one community.