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Suffering for years from bias, hate and misunderstanding, Dallas Muslims decided to take an action, arranging a walk to reject anti-Muslim sentiments and spread awareness about Islam and Muslims.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI deal with Islamophobia on a regular basis with clients all the time,\u201d Yvonne Munoz, a lawyer with a Christian upbringing who reverted to Islam in 2008, told Dallas News on Saturday, May 31.<\/span>
\u201cAutomatically my clients will not want to meet with me and want somebody else. Once they meet with me and find that I am kind and helpful and … they change their idea.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Proudly wearing a black head scarf, Munoz is one of the Muslim professionals who participated in Saturday\u2019s \u201cWalk Against Islamophobia\u201d.<\/span>
The walk has been arranged by Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and a group of young Muslim activists called Enlightened Generations.<\/span>
In a bid to shed light on the problems facing Muslims in the American community about 80 Muslim activists gathered at Reverchon Park in Dallas\u2019 Oak Lawn area for the walk.<\/span>
Gathering before the walk, speakers shared personal experiences of discrimination they face regularly.<\/span>
One speaker, Dallas activist Nicole Queen, said that during a recent lunch with a friend, someone put bacon in her drink as a joke.<\/span>
\u201cThey were hoping I would slurp it or eat something I am not supposed to eat,\u201d Queen said.<\/span>
\u201cI did not have anything like that happen before until I chose to be a Muslim. It was eye-opening to me,\u201d Queen said.<\/span>
Though 9\/11 attacks were vehemently rejected by the majority of world Muslim, the stain of terrorism remained to affect Muslims\u2019 daily life.<\/span>
Munoz and others hope events like Saturday\u2019s walk might help break that connection in people\u2019s minds.<\/span>
\u201cIslam brought peace in my life,\u201d Munoz said.<\/span>
\u201cI was able to put myself through a lot of struggles I would not have been able to do if I didn\u2019t find a peace.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The walk has drawn members from other faith communities, including Wes Magruder, senior pastor at Kessler Park United Methodist Church in Dallas.<\/span>
\u201cI went to the rally, and I have to say I was absolutely shocked,\u201d Magruder said.<\/span>
\u201cI was not prepared for what I heard or what I saw. I heard and I saw the reality our Muslim brothers and sisters live with all the time.\u201d<\/span>
The pastor said he began advocating for Muslim rights after attending an anti-Muslim rally in downtown Dallas.<\/span>
Yet, the Muslim support has put him in the face of criticism storm for advocating Muslims\u2019 rights.<\/span>
\u201cThat scared me. The things I heard were shocking. I heard Muslims described as \u2018Third World Neanderthals.\u2019 I heard all about the Muslim plot to take over the world,\u201d he said.<\/span>
\u201cChristian pastors told us we were not Christian pastors \u2014 that we were the enemy and a disgrace to our churches.\u201d<\/span>
The diversity, however, has pleased the event organizers.<\/span>
\u201cWe want to promote activism in our youth, and so I am very happy and excited about the turnout,\u201d Alia Salem, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations\u2019 Dallas-Fort Worth chapter, said.<\/span>
Though there are no official estimates, the US is home to from 7-8 million Muslims.<\/span>
An earlier Gallup poll found that the majority of Americans Muslims are loyal to their country and optimistic about their future in the United States.<\/span>
Since the 9\/11 attacks on the United States, many Muslims have complained of facing discrimination and stereotypes in the society because of their Islamic attires or identities.<\/span>
A recent report by the umbrella Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has found that Islamophobia in the US is on the rise.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:<\/span> OnIslam<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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