Fighting Religious Hate Creatively. Americans Join the #Myjihad Campaign

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Ernest O. Britton

Students at Washington University in Saint Louis joined the campaign

In perhaps the most important religious ad campaign of our time, American Muslims in Chicago have launched the "MyJihad" campaign to teach the true meaning of the word "jihad" which is "an individual's striving for spiritual self-perfection." The campaign led by Ahmed Rehab is brilliant, grassroots and sponsored by Council on American Islamic Relations-Chicago (CAIR). While I applaud American Muslims for starting this campaign, real success will only come when American Jews, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists and also Atheists sign-on and show their support too. I'm signing on right now. You can too. You can support the campaign by purchasing merchandise; contributing a blog piece; sponsoring an advertisement; using the hastag #MyJihad on social media; or by making a donation to CAIR.