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Ms. Marvel busts anti-Islam bus ads in San Francisco

By Take Two Staff
Published Jan 29, 2015
An image of Kamala Kahn, or Ms. Marvel, was pasted over anti-Islamic bus ads in San Francisco.
An image of Kamala Kahn, or Ms. Marvel, was pasted over anti-Islamic bus ads in San Francisco.
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Photo by "Street Cred - Advertising for the People"
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An image of Kamala Kahn, or Ms. Marvel, was pasted over anti-Islamic bus ads in San Francisco.
An image of Kamala Kahn, or Ms. Marvel, was pasted over anti-Islamic bus ads in San Francisco.
(
Photo by "Street Cred - Advertising for the People"
)
An image of Kamala Kahn, or Ms. Marvel, was pasted over anti-Islamic bus ads in San Francisco.
An image of Kamala Kahn, or Ms. Marvel, was pasted over anti-Islamic bus ads in San Francisco.
(
Photo by "Street Cred - Advertising for the People"
)

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Ms. Marvel busts anti-Islam bus ads in San Francisco
In response to anti-Islam bus ads, a creative group pasted images of Kamala Khan, or Ms. Marvel, a muslim teenage super hero, over the sides of the ads.

In San Francisco, an interesting battle over ideology is playing out... on the side of buses.

An extremist group called the American Freedom Defense Initiative paid to place ads calling for an end to aid to all islamic countries, claiming that hatred of Jews is in the Koran.

Despite protests, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency won't remove the ads - they say they're protecting free speech. 

So a creative activist decided to spring into action, with a little help from superhero Kamala Khan, or Ms. Marvel. 

Edina Lekovic, Director of Policy & Programs for the Muslim Public Affairs Council, joins Alex Cohen for a talk.