CAIR Video: Muslims Battle Anti-Islam Sentiment - YouTube CAIRtv

"Evil and good are not equivalent. Repel that which is evil, with that which is good." That's a verse from the Koran that Ramzy Kilic, with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, read it during a press conference Wednesday. The press conference was held partly in response to the burning of the Koran, planned at a church in Gainesville on Saturday. Kilic believes most Americans disagree with Pastor Jones and his plan to burn the Holy Muslim book. But the said the few who do agree worry him. "We realize the Pastor, Terry Jones, represents fringe elements. However, history shows fringes, can do a lot of damage," he said. CAIR also released a series of three public service announcements. Two of them show people who were first responders during the terrorists attacks on September 11th. A woman named Rudy talks to the camera. "I wanted to help my fellow Americans and my fellow neighbors. That's why I did it. My name is Rudy, I'm a clinical pharmacist. A first responder on 9/11 and a Muslim." Ramzy said he hopes people get the message. "We want to express with the PSA's that Muslims aren't foreign, That we are part of America too. And that 9/11 hit all of us hard too," he said. The ACLU stood with Kilic, denouncing the hate against people only because of their faith. "Although we are against censorship. and we believe people have the right to say things even when they are hateful and offensive, we also have at the same time have an obligation to speak out against these repulsive forms of bigotry and religious hatred," said Glenn Caton, with the ACLU. Kilic said they're calling for mutual understanding. "The idea is we want to clear up any misinformation that there is about Islam. And to not allow those who are considered fringe elements to speak for us," he said.

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