Detroit Free Press: Lowe's faces increasing backlash for pulling ads from 'All-American Muslim' [View all]

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A decision by the retail chain Lowe's to pull its ads from a TV show based on Dearborn's Muslim community has sparked an intense outcry from Muslim-Americans and their supporters.

The unfolding controversy has gained attention worldwide, as media news outlets including NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, the BBC, and Time magazine, reported on it today.

Over the past few days, Muslims have launched an online campaign against the home improvement store, urging it to apologize and start running ads again on TLC’s “All-American Muslim,” a reality TV series that showcases the lives of five Lebanese-American Shia Muslim families.

Lowe's stopped running commercials during "All-American Muslim" after a conservative group known as the Florida Family Association e-mailed companies to ask them to stop advertising on the show. The group said the program is "propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda's clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values." ..............(more)

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