{"id":2540,"date":"2016-03-20T12:46:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T12:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2540-st-louis-muslims-offer-peace-through-pastries-at-trump-rally\/"},"modified":"2016-03-20T12:46:23","modified_gmt":"2016-03-20T12:46:23","slug":"st-louis-muslims-offer-peace-through-pastries-at-trump-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2540-st-louis-muslims-offer-peace-through-pastries-at-trump-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Muslims offer peace through pastries at Trump rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px; line-height: 15.808px;\">Surely some of those standing for hours would be hungry, and Faizan Syed, was hungry for some conversation with them<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">The lines to see Donald Trump began forming before daybreak. Surely some of those standing for hours would be hungry, and Faizan Syed, was hungry for some conversation with them.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">\u201cThe best way to do that is to go out there, meet people as they\u2019re waiting in line, and give them donuts,\u201d Syed says he was thinking, \u201cso that way they can meet an actual Muslim that lives in their community, and really break down some of the barriers that exist,\u201d he says.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Syed is executive director of the St. Louis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">They made sure to steer clear of protesters, so people would be more open to interacting with them, and Syed says in all, they talked with more than 1,000 people.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">\u201cWhen you want to change the hearts of people, you really have to think of the long-term,\u201d he says. \u201cAt least, this is one small step in order to perhaps change many of Trump supporters to be more positive and to be more open-minded, as well.\u201d<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surely some of those standing for hours would be hungry, and Faizan Syed, was hungry for some conversation with them \u00a0 The lines to see Donald Trump began forming before daybreak. 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