Grassroot Activists Unveil A New Online Platform For American Muslims

A collection of American Muslims announced a new grassroots online project Monday aimed at countering any anti-Islamic sentiment that has developed around the controversial proposal to build a mosque near the site of the World Trade Center.

Entitled “MyFaithMyVoice.com,” the newly launched website is being described as a platform for American Muslims to voice their opinions via-video.   

“The website allows Muslims to … speak directly to the American public about what is in their hearts and what is on their minds,” Hassan Ahmad, a Virginia-based lawyer involved with the project, said during a briefing at the National Press Club.

Added Ahmad, “We hope that our … own Muslim community will take advantage of this opportunity to simply let our fellow Americans know who we are”

Ahmad stressed that those who came together for My Faith, My Voice do not represent a single strain of Islamic thought, nor do they hail from one organization. The group also says that they have no connection with Park 51, the individuals spearheading the effort to build the New York mosque. When asked if the group would comment on whether the mosque should be built, Ahmad said that the organization is too diverse to issue a collective statement on the matter.

The new website prominently features a new PSA portraying Muslim men and women of various races explaining that American Muslims fit seamlessly into U.S. society.

“I don’t want to impose my faith on you,” one of the video’s participants says.

“I don’t want to take over this country,” says another.