{"id":1228,"date":"2015-07-20T14:32:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T14:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/1228-new-billboards-in-phoenix-aim-to-educate-about-islam\/"},"modified":"2015-07-20T14:32:47","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T14:32:47","slug":"new-billboards-in-phoenix-aim-to-educate-about-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/1228-new-billboards-in-phoenix-aim-to-educate-about-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"New billboards in Phoenix aim to educate about Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"<address class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 79.55pt 12pt 0in; line-height: normal; 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-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18.6666660308838px;\">The Islamic Circle of North America recently put up billboards<\/span><\/address>\n<address class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 79.55pt 12pt 0in; line-height: normal; 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; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"><\/span><\/address>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 79.55pt 12pt 0in; line-height: normal; 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 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 79.55pt 12pt 0in; line-height: normal; 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; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\">The US city of Phoenix, Arizona, is getting three new billboards as part of a national campaign designed to raise awareness about the Islamic religion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\">The Islamic Circle of North America recently put up billboards in several cities, including two in Phoenix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\">The idea is to counter negative images of Islam and dispel myths about Muslims.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\">The billboards also are important for people to understand that Islam and the life of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, which are about compassion, mercy, helping the poor and needy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\">The three new billboards join two other that are already in place &#8212; one on Interstate 17 near the Bethany Home Road exit, the other farther north near the Glendale Avenue exit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Islamic Circle of North America recently put up billboards \u00a0 The US city of Phoenix, Arizona, is getting three new billboards as part of a national campaign designed to raise awareness about the Islamic religion. 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