Week 'not to push Islam'

Muslims are still contending with people questioning their intentions during Islam Awareness Week, Muslim leaders say.

Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (Fianz) president Javed Khan said the association had convinced some of its critics that the week was simply for education, but others remained sceptical.

"There are some people who may genuinely think that we are trying to promote Islam which we are not," Khan said.

NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

After five years of holding the event, Khan said many people now understood its intention was to engage with people of other faiths and have "full and frank discussions" about what Islam was.

Was? So it ceased to be that? Then why promote it? Make aware of it?

"There's a lot of misconception about Islam and Muslims and there has been a lot of negative reporting in the media, and as a result people make their decisions and judgments," he said.

Oh? SO people only make up their minds reading newspapers?