Local Muslim leaders say their goal is “understanding and harmony” amid pushback against the depiction of two women in hijabs about to kiss on a Western University poster promoting gay rights.
The Muslim leaders’ frustration over the image – a reaction that itself sparked blowback across London and beyond – forced the university to delete the illustration from its social media page hours after it was published earlier this week.
Thursday, the London Council of Imams issued a statement looking to calm any conflict, saying they are “saddened” by the “increasing polarization in our society.”
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