Why is the Book of Signs Foundation distributing copies of the Koran?”
ISLAMIC MISSIONARIES DISTRIBUTE KORANS IN HOUSTON, CHICAGO Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses, move over. You have competition in the business of door-to-door evangelism. The Book of Signs Foundation, an American Muslim group, is sending paid staffers door-to-door in Houston and Chicago to pass out free English-language copies of the Koran. From July 2007 to May 2008, 70,000 of these paperback books were distributed in Chicago, and 30,000 in Houston. The Foundation’s long-term goal is to provide a copy of the Koran to every American household, whether or not the recipients are Muslims. Wajahat Sayeed, the founder and director of Book of Signs, said that he wants to dispel the widespread inaccurate perception of Islam among Americans: “We’re just trying to be honest brokers of information. … You make your own judgment.” The Book of Signs Foundation, also known as the al-Furqaan Foundation, is accused by its critics of association with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and ot
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