A new series of ads appearing in four Metro stations seek to change the conversation around what “jihad” really means.
Nov 15, 2012
Metro Adds Disclaimers to Political Ads With Pamela Geller’s Newest Anti-Muslim Banners
Pamela Geller said last month that her campaign to plaster Metro stations with billboards and banners that attempt to stir up “anti-jihad” sentiment by invoking 9/11 would “go on for years.” Seems like she wasn’t lying.
Oct 23, 2012
Just in Case You Were Wondering, Metro Doesn’t Have an Opinion on Waging War on Muslims
Metro has added a disclaimer to controversial ads that have appeared in stations equating Muslims to savages.
A coalition of religious organizations representing a broad spectrum of faiths is buying up ad space in Metro stations to counter an advertising campaign mounted last week that many observers see as anti-Muslim.
Two days after ads inveighing against jihad went up in four Metrorail stations, a progressive Christian group announced it is buying ad space of its own to hit back at what many perceive as a blatantly anti-Muslim campaign.
It took just a few hours for someone to attempt to obscure a controversial anti-Muslim advertisement that went up yesterday in four Metrorail stations when a high-school teacher used Post-It Notes to cover one up.
After a late court ruling on Friday, a controversial ad equating Muslims with savages will go up in four Metro stations today.