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Monday 07 Dec 2015 - 11:05 Makkah mean time-25-2-1437
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Washington, (IINA) - Hundreds of Muslims took to the streets in an antiterrorism rally on Sunday, marching, singing and praying for hours from trendy Dupont Circle to the White House in Washington.
In the peace march. Muslims including head-covered women, young children and hipsters with man buns on hoverboards held signs condemning terrorism and ISIS and handed out hot chocolate and doughnuts in an effort to open conversations with passersby, The Washington Post reported.
Some American Muslim groups and prominent U.S. Muslims have been making extra public efforts since the recent terrorism-related killings in San Bernardino, Calif, to speak against ISIS terrorist group and extremism.
“What’s happening now is we feel even more compelled to come out of our homes,” said Zehra Raza, an electrical engineer from Alexandria, who was there with her husband.
The crowd was smaller than in past years, she and others said, because many Muslims were afraid of being harassed or targeted with violence. Such incidents have been on the rise. Many police officers were on hand, and there were no obvious protests.
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