{"id":1138,"date":"2009-09-23T17:51:19","date_gmt":"2009-09-23T21:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=1138"},"modified":"2026-06-09T21:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T04:08:02","slug":"islam-on-the-march-in-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/islam-on-the-march-in-d-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Islam on the March in D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If past media coverage is any gauge, America is about to get a giant, mushy Hallmark card on behalf of Islam on Friday, September 25. That&#8217;s the day of the Islam on Capitol Hill rally, which organizers estimate will attract 50,000 Muslims to Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hassen Abdellah, president of Dar-ul-Islam, and a main organizer, told the Washington Post that the event was inspired by President Obama&#8217;s inaugural address and his speech in Cairo, Egypt in June. The latter was where Obama noted that Islam was &#8220;first revealed&#8221; in the Middle East, thus implying divine origin. 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