USA: Meet A Muslim Day aims for open dialogue in Tempe, AZ

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�We�re mostly a Christian nation. Most of us need to learn more about Islam, what true Islam is. It�s a peaceful religion. I admire these young men coming out and trying to get the word out.�

Photo via Twitter: by Fortesa Latifi @fortesalatifi

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | US Desk
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By Fortesa Latifi | September 11, 2017

�If they listened to what we wanted to say, I think they would change their minds.�

TEMPE � On Saturday afternoon, Latif Ahmed stood on a sidewalk in Tempe holding a red, white and blue sign reading �I�M A MUSLIM ASK ME ANYTHING.� He laughed when asked if the American color scheme was purposeful.

�What do you think?� Ahmed said. �We are just as American as you are. We like the same colors.�

In 80 cities across the country, Muslims stood on street corners with signs like Ahmed�s for the second annual �Meet A Muslim� day. In Tempe, Ahmed and other members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Organization were stationed on the corner of Fifth Street and Mill Avenue.
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