Islam on Capital Hill, Part 3

Islam on Capital a Bust
They said there would be 100,000 Muslims on the Hill. There were, in fact, a couple of hundred, according to CNN, which generally inflates those numbers (and deflates ours). Perhaps Imam Anjem Choudary on Christiane Amanpour's panel vowing that the flag of Islam would fly over the White House gave them pause and they thought perhaps this is not a good photo op at this time.

Hundreds of Muslims turned out Friday for a new annual event in Washington called Islam on Capitol Hill, the event's organizer said Saturday.

The event saw hundreds of Muslim children touring the halls of Congress, hours of prayers and speeches on the Capitol lawn, and a banquet at a hotel off the National Mall.

"It's important for young Muslims to understand the beauty of this country - that this is a land of freedom, even though there may be people objecting to building a mosque in New York or threatening to burn the Quran," said Abdul Malik, the event's organizer.