{"id":1195,"date":"2015-07-12T15:09:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T15:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/1195-billboards-in-iowa-part-of-why-islam-project\/"},"modified":"2015-07-12T15:09:46","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T15:09:46","slug":"billboards-in-iowa-part-of-why-islam-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/1195-billboards-in-iowa-part-of-why-islam-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Billboards in Iowa part of \u2018Why Islam?\u2019 project"},"content":{"rendered":"<address style=\"margin: 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18.6666660308838px; line-height: 11.8559999465942px;\">\u201cWhy Islam?\u201d project<\/span><\/address>\n<address style=\"margin: 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> <!--more--> <span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; color: black;\"><\/span><\/address>\n<p style=\"margin: 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; color: black;\">Iowa is among 14 states in the US that are the focus of a campaign called the \u201cWhy Islam?\u201d project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; color: black;\">So far, four billboards have been placed in Iowa cities which organizers say aim to decrease hatred and mistrust and promote a peaceful coexistence. Imam Jawad Ahmed is the supervisor of the effort\u2019s toll-free hotline, based in New Jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; color: black;\">He added that the whole purpose of this campaign is to give free information about Islam to all the Americans from their Muslim neighbors and to provide a free copy of the Quran so they can get the information directly from the source.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; color: black;\">The billboard is placed along a main north-south corridor in Des Moines and it\u2019s drawing plenty of attention.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #222222;\"><br \/> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; color: black;\">The campaign is not trying to convince anyone to convert and join the Muslim faith, he says, it\u2019s only a tool for outreach.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhy Islam?\u201d project \u00a0 Iowa is among 14 states in the US that are the focus of a campaign called the \u201cWhy Islam?\u201d project. 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