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LA TIMES AGREES TO REMOVE IMAGE OF MUSLIM WOMEN FROM AD CAMPAIGN
Islamic advocacy group expresses appreciation for newspaper's decision


(LOS ANGELES, CA., 4/20/2000) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations 
Southern California (CAIR-LA) today announced that the Los Angeles Times 
will alter its new multi-million dollar ad campaign to remove an image of 
Muslim women in Islamic attire juxtaposed with one of bikini-clad women on a 
California beach. That announcement came following negotiations between 
local and national CAIR officials and Times Senior Vice President and Chief 
Marketing Officer James D. Helin.

According to the agreement, the bikini ad will be withdrawn immediately from 
print outlets and from local television stations and will be replaced with 
new ad material. It will also be withdrawn from billboards and other 
outdoors advertisements as soon as physically possible.
(To view the ad, go to: http://www.cair-net.org/etc/la_times-ad.html)

The campaign, which has the slogan "Connecting Us to The Times," drew 
protests from Muslims nationwide. CAIR-LA requested that the campaign be 
dropped or altered to remove that image.

"We appreciate the Times willingness to address Muslim concerns," said CAIR 
Executive Director Nihad Awad. Awad also thanked its Los Angeles 
representatives for helping to bring this matter to a satisfactory 
resolution.

In a letter to CAIR, James Helin wrote: "We wish to go forward with mutual 
respect and continuing regard for each other."

There are an estimated six million Muslims in America and some 1.2 billion 
worldwide. Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in North America.



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