Gainesville Muslim Initiative

Photos of the Day of Peace event in the Gainesville Sun

http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Dato=20100911&Kategori=MULTIMEDIA0301&Lopenr=911009

"Ziad Ghanimi, the spokesman for the Gainesville Muslim Initative, formed about a month ago to counter the growing anti-Islam rhetoric, issued a similar statement, calling for Muslims to “see this challenge as an opportunity to engage our respective communities in constructive discussions about the true principles of Islam which include freedom of religion and tolerance.”

Religious leaders denounced Dove World Outreach Center and its senior pastor, Terry Jones. | Gainesv Twenty religious leaders representing three faiths and a number of denominations stood together on the steps of Gainesville's City Hall at noon Thursday as a show of solidarity against a small church that has commanded worldwide attention for its plan to burn the Quran on Sept. 11.