Anti-Muslim Christians Rally Outside Islamic Conference in DC

A group of anti-Muslim Christians rallied outside the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) conference in Washington, DC, on April 20, holding signs calling Islam a “religion of blood and murder,” and the Prophet Mohammed a “murderer” and “pervert.”

In this footage, a protester speaks through a megaphone, calling for Muslims to abandon their religion to “escape the damnation of hell.” He is also heard saying “Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.” Another man, standing next to him, is seen wearing a T-shirt reading: “Attention Feminists: Submit to Jesus.”

Witnesses said a physical altercation occurred at one point between some Muslim counter-protesters and the Christian group, according to Storyful journalist Alaa Elassar reporting from the scene.

Conference attendee Yusuf Verdejo told Storyful: “My first inclination was to ignore them but they were saying such hateful things about the prophet and it broke my heart.”

Verdejo said he kept asking them if the believed the Ku Klux Klan represented Christianity, but that they would not answer him. “If the KKK doesn’t represent the Ku Klux Klan, then ISIS does not represent Islam,” Verdejo said. Credit: Alaa Elassar via Storyful