New York ( CNN ) -- A prominent Muslim civil liberties group held a small rally Friday outside New York police headquarters , continuing its call for the resignation of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and other reforms within the department . The Council on American-Islamic Relations wants Kelly to step down because of his participation in a film that they say paints all Muslims as terrorists . `` Due to the fact that the police commissioner and Mayor ( Michael ) Bloomberg both refuse to accept the severity of their actions , or meet with local Islamic leaders in an attempt to mend the situation , we as a community with full force must stand up to the mistreatment and dismissal of our community at large , '' the group 's website said . `` Silence and lack of reaction to this pressing issue will only allow this type systematic persecution of a minority community to continue and escalate without any reprimand . '' Muslim activists say `` The Third Jihad , '' a documentary about radical Islam , vilifies the American-Muslim community and teaches police officers to suspect Muslims as terrorists . Muslim activists have also called for Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne to resign , saying he first denied and only later admitted that Kelly was interviewed for the film . `` They were not telling the truth about their involvement in the propaganda film against Muslims , '' said Nihad Awad , executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations , adding that New York `` deserves people they trust who do not discriminate against people . '' The film 's producer , Raphael Shore , said in a statement that the film accurately portrays radical Islam : . `` Those that have blasted the film are attempting to stifle an important debate about the internal state of the Muslim community in America , and whether politicized Islam and indoctrination pose tangible security threats , '' Shore said . According to documents obtained by New York University 's Brennan Center for Justice , the film was screened during a New York Police Department terrorism training course that more than 1,000 officers attended . In a statement released last week , Kelly acknowledged that he had been interviewed for the film five years ago by a filmmaker and , `` while it never became part of the department 's curriculum , and was not authorized for any training , '' the film had been screened `` for an extended period in 2010 '' in a room where officers were on break from training . According to the statement , the screening stopped after an officer who was offended by it brought it to department officials ' attention . `` I offer my apologies to members of the Muslim community , in particular , who would find the film inflammatory and its airing on Department property , though unauthorized , to be inappropriate , '' Kelly said . Awad said the police commissioner 's apology was not enough . `` It 's not personal , but from our standpoint , our trust in the police chief has been eroded , '' he said . `` He needs to resign . '' CNN 's Brian Vitagliano contributed to this report .
The group wants Police Commissioner Ray Kelly to resign . They say documentary teaches police officers to suspect Muslims as terrorists . The film was screened during a terrorism training course , according to documents . Comment: