INTERNATIONAL 11.04.2006 Saturday - ISTANBUL 18:41
Austrian Billboards Display Roses, Sayings of Prophet Muhammad
Saturday, November 04, 2006
zaman.com
Muslims living in Europe have launched a civil movement to eradicate the
negative impressions about Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. Billboards in
Austria have been decorated with a saying or hadith of the Prophet Muhammad,
The best of men is the one who is of the greatest use to people. Vienna
Islam Federation (VIF) had the hadith placed on 185 rotating billboards in
Vienna, Salzburg, Graz, Steiermarkt, Wels, Linz and St. Pölten. The billboard
prepared in German and English reportedly cost 60,000. The hadiths, which
will stay on billboard for two weeks, are written on a green background and on
the left bottom corner there is rose as a symbol for unity and loyalty. VIF
Director General Mehmet Turhan said they, the Muslims, wanted to introduce the
Prophet Muhammad to the European community with his own sayings rather than
letting a group of ignorant and hostile writers and cartoonists introduce him.
They also aimed at consolidating the multi-cultural
richness in Europe by making such positive contributions, Turhan said, adding
that the initiative launched under the title of Social Solidarity Campaign
1 would continue periodically. Turhan noted that they hoped this civil
initiative would be taken as a paradigm all over the world like the
traditionalized Koran Feast programs and pointed out that they received
positive responses from all Muslim congregations in the country and
particularly received special thanks from Arabs, Bosnians, Macedonians,
Bangladeshis, Austrians and Pakistanis. Turhan also said that the work was
well-received and appreciated by Alfred Gusenbauer, the president of Austrias
Social Democrat Party.
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