Calling Islam Launches Bus Ads

"Oh noes! Starting tomorrow the Muslins will be hijacking our buses! Where is Rudy Guiliani to save us!?!" 120 buses from the Miami-Dade and Broward fleets will carry the above advertising for 8 weeks, in a campaign that hopes to lessen reactions to the Islamic faith like that little pretend...

By Kyle Munzenrieder

November 24, 2008

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"Oh noes! Starting tomorrow the Muslins will be hijacking our buses! Where is Rudy Guiliani to save us!?!"

120 buses from the Miami-Dade and Broward fleets will carry the above advertising for 8 weeks, in a campaign that hopes to lessen reactions to the Islamic faith like that little pretend one. The group behind it, CallingIslam, hopes that people unsure about their faith will visit CallingIslam.com or call 1-888-Islam-55 to dispel any misconceptions. They particularly hope to undo the "hateful message" of the Herald distributed "Obsessions" DVD.

--Kyle Munzenrieder

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