Man who thought flag was ISIS apologizes for viral tweet; flag-owner forgives him
Source: Newark Star-Ledger
The man who tweeted a photo of a Garwood home flying what he believed was an ISIS flag has apologized to the flag-owner, saying he now understands it is a symbol of the man's Islamic faith, although it has been misappropriated by the Iraq jihadist organization.
Marc Leibowitz tweeted the photo of the flag flying outside Mark Dunaway's (street name redacted in DU) home on Tuesday and the tweet went viral. It has been retweeted more than 600 times as of Thursday afternoon, and has sparked outrage and even threats directed at Dunaway.
After learning of the viral tweet Tuesday evening, Dunaway voluntarily removed the flag and explained he flies it as a symbol of his Muslim faith and not an endorsement of ISIS. ... Leibowitz said he regretted invading Dunaway's privacy if the flag was hung with innocent intentions and called him on Wednesday evening to apologize.
... Khurrum Ali, civil rights director for the NJ Council on American-Islamic Relations, told NJ.com he was initially concerned Dunaway had been forced to take down the flag, but later learned from Garwood Police Chief Bruce Underhill that Dunaway had removed it voluntarily for his own safety.
Read more: http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2014/08/man_who_thought_flag_was_isis_apologizes_for_tweeting_photo.html
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