{"id":7124,"date":"2019-02-24T14:32:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T14:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/7124-dallas-billboard-campaign-aims-to-dispel-misconceptions-about-islam-hijab\/"},"modified":"2019-02-24T14:32:40","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T14:32:40","slug":"dallas-billboard-campaign-aims-to-dispel-misconceptions-about-islam-hijab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/7124-dallas-billboard-campaign-aims-to-dispel-misconceptions-about-islam-hijab\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Billboard Campaign aims to dispel misconceptions about Islam, Hijab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ruman Sadiq says the current political climate in the US has led to misperceptions of Muslim women.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Ruman Sadiq says the current political climate in the US has led to misperceptions of Muslim women.<\/h4>\n<h4>That\u2019s why she hopes a new six-week billboard campaign will encourage people to call and ask questions about the hijab, or head scarf.<\/h4>\n<h4>&#8220;It&#8217;s very difficult at times for Muslim women to go out in public wearing a veil,\u201d said Sadiq, an outreach volunteer with the Dallas Chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America. \u201cWe face a lot of discrimination in educational institutions, in the supermarkets and public arenas.&#8221;<\/h4>\n<h4>The billboard \u2013 at Interstate 35 and Northwest Highway in Dallas \u2013 features a woman wearing a hijab, along with a 1-800 number and the words: respect, honor and strength. The Islamic Circle partnered with a Chicago-area based group GainPeace to place the billboard in Dallas. Other billboards have gone up across the country, including Houston and Chicago.<\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruman Sadiq says the current political climate in the US has led to misperceptions of Muslim women. \u00a0 Ruman Sadiq says the current political climate in the US has led to misperceptions of Muslim women. 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