Shaymaa Ismaa'eel was attending a conference of the Islamic Circle of North America in Washington DC when she saw a group of protesters holding signs against the Muslim faith. So she asked her friend to take a photo of her in front of them.
Shaymaa Ismaa'eel was attending a conference of the Islamic Circle of North America in Washington DC on Sunday when she saw a group of protesters holding signs against the Muslim faith and the Prophet Muhammad.
So she asked her friend to take a picture of her while she flashed a smile squatting in front of them. "I really wanted to combat their hatred with kindness honestly," Ismaa'eel, 24, told CNN via Instagram."I wanted them to see my face and simply walking by wasn't enough.
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