White Roses is based in Sweden. Their first version is in English, and they're now working on two more versions in German and Swedish.
The name "White Roses" is based on a student resistance group "Die weiße Rose" in Nazi Germany. The group became known for an anonymous leaflet campaign, from June 1942 until February 1943, which called for active opposition to Adolf Hitler's regime.
A spokeswoman for White Roses said, "We see a parallel here concerning the protection of free speech. As you posted today, freedom of speech is getting more and more limited. The intention in choosing this name is to make a point that there will be groups opposing the doctrine of the state and speaking their mind."
We're honored to say the video was inspired, in part, by three Citizen Warrior articles:
The Least You Need to Know About Islam
What "Religion of Peace" Really Means
What is the Root Cause of Islamic Terrorism?
We've given White Roses the Citizen Warrior Hero Award because they are doing exactly what needs to be done — what we should all be doing: Sharing with non-Muslims key information about Islam, making it interesting and easy to hear, keeping it non-partisan, focusing on Sharia and not on Muslims, keeping it clean and not staining it with racism or hatred, and in this case, putting it in a form that is easily shareable by others.
I've posted the video on a new site I'm building. The purpose of the new site is to help us reach people who might be put off by anything that smacks of Islam-bashing. I suggest you use that site to share the video with your uninformed friends: Three Things About Islam Video.
One last thing: The video presents information you probably already know, but its "target market" is people who don't know much, so it's a good tool we can use to share with less-informed people. I hope you use it. Print this post
2 comments:
Great stuff. The German version will come in handy for my German-speaking friends. How about versions in the not-too-distant future in languages such as Turkish, Arabic, Indonesian and Farsi?
I know of two versions coming out next: Swedish and Italian.
Our goal is to educate non-Muslims. If Muslims don't know these things, they are not a real problem for non-Muslims, and we don't really WANT them to know what their own holy book commands them to do.
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