{"id":2151,"date":"2015-12-28T16:45:51","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T16:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2151-muslims-in-washington-hand-out-roses-on-christmas-day\/"},"modified":"2015-12-28T16:45:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T16:45:51","slug":"muslims-in-washington-hand-out-roses-on-christmas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2151-muslims-in-washington-hand-out-roses-on-christmas-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslims in Washington hand out roses on Christmas Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Zar; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 15.8079996109009px;\">Muslims in the US capital handed out hundreds of roses and Quranic messages of humanity<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Zar; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-12104\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/12\/images_2015_12_28_05-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/12\/images_2015_12_28_05-02.jpg 800w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/12\/images_2015_12_28_05-02-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/12\/images_2015_12_28_05-02-768x535.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Zar; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;\">A group of Muslims in the US capital handed out hundreds of roses and Quranic messages of humanity in front of the city\u2019s subway station on the occasion of Christmas Day.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Zar; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;\">According to reports, the Muslims along with a number of students at the Johns Hopkins University gave away red roses with a translated message of the holy Quran attached.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Zar; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;\">One of the organizers said that they had handed out over 600 free flowers to people passing by.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Zar; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;\">She added that the move came in the wake of the recent deadly shooting in California to counter misconceptions about Islam that have been growing since.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Zar; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;\">Back on December 3, three gunmen wearing military-style gear opened fire at a California social services center, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than a dozen.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Zar; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;\">They reportedly had links with IS Takfiri terrorist group.<\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muslims in the US capital handed out hundreds of roses and Quranic messages of humanity \u00a0 A group of Muslims in the US capital handed out hundreds of roses and Quranic messages of humanity in front of the city\u2019s subway station on the occasion of Christmas Day. 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