[1335] in peace2
Fwd: CAIR-NET: Contact AG Ashcroft to Demand Due Process of Law
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Landi Parish)
Sat Dec 15 21:14:00 2001
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Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 18:13:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Landi Parish <landi_parish@yahoo.com>
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--- CAIR <cair@cair-net.org> wrote:
> Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 20:25:12 -0500
> To: cair-net@cair.biglist.com
> From: CAIR <cair@cair-net.org>
> Subject: CAIR-NET: Contact AG Ashcroft to Demand Due
> Process of Law
>
> In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the
> Merciful
>
> CAIR EID UL-FITR ALERT #318 (NOTE: An MS Word file
> of this alert suitable
> for photocopying is available by contacting
> cair@cair-net.org.)
>
> CONTACT ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO DEMAND DUE
> PROCESS OF LAW
>
> (WASHINGTON, DC - 12/16/2001) - At this time of Eid
> ul-Fitr, CAIR is
> calling on Muslims nationwide to contact Attorney
> General John Ashcroft and
> demand that we receive the same civil, religious and
> legal rights as any
> other Americans.
>
> Within the last week, three of the largest Muslim
> charities (Holy Land
> Foundation, Global Relief Foundation and Benevolence
> International
> Foundation) have been shut down without any judge
> making a ruling or any
> jury hearing evidence of criminal behavior. These
> actions against American
> institutions were taken through administrative
> procedures that would
> normally apply to foreign entities.
>
> Our community's zakat and sadaqah are now being held
> by the government,
> instead of going to poor and hungry Muslims in
> Palestine, Kosova,
> Afghanistan, and other areas afflicted by
> deprivation.
>
> In the past three months, American Muslims have been
> subjected to secret
> detentions without legal recourse, denial of basic
> due process of law and
> widespread racial and religious profiling.
>
> More than 1,000 people were detained in sometimes
> humiliating
> circumstances. Little information has been revealed
> about these detentions.
> To date, only one detainee has been charged with any
> crime related to the
> terrorist attacks. Some 5,000 legal Muslim visitors
> to this country are
> currently being singled out for questioning based on
> their religion and
> national origins.
>
> Many Muslims have been thrown off airplanes merely
> because they had an
> Islamic name or appeared "Middle Eastern." CAIR also
> recorded more than
> 1400 incidents of anti-Muslim backlash since
> September 11, including
> several murders.
>
> American Muslims are now under a cloud of suspicion
> produced by a drumbeat
> of anti-Muslim rhetoric from those who are taking
> advantage of the 9-11
> tragedy to carry out their agenda of silencing our
> community and its
> leadership once and for all. (President Bush has set
> a tone of respect for
> Muslims and Islam, but his call for tolerance is
> being overshadowed by
> virulent attacks from extremist Islamophobic groups
> and individuals.)
>
> While we have been patient, knowing that the crime
> that prompted these
> abuses was so horrific and understanding that the
> war against terrorism
> will require sacrifices by all Americans, we are now
> coming to a time when
> we must again assert out full legal and civil
> rights.
>
> ACTION REQUESTED: (As always, be POLITE and
> RESPECTFUL.)
>
> Contact Attorney General John Ashcroft to demand
> that we receive the same
> rights as any other Americans. We will not stay
> silent as we are relegated
> to second class status in this society. We will
> speak up in defense of our
> rights and in defense of the Constitution on which
> they are based.
>
> Ask that he:
>
> 1) Allow those Muslims charities who have been shut
> down to immediately
> have their day in court before a judge and jury who
> can hear evidence and
> determine whether any laws have been broken.
>
> 2) Provide information about the number of Muslims
> detained, the conditions
> under which they are held and the status of their
> future release.
>
> 3) Put an end to the widespread use of racial,
> religious and ethnic profiling.
>
> CONTACT: (Letters are best, followed by calls and
> then e-mails.)
>
> Attorney General John Ashcroft
> U.S. Department of Justice
> 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
> Washington, DC 20530-0001
>
> TEL: 202-353-1555 (Public Comment Line),
> 202-514-2001 (Attorney General's
> Office)
> FAX: (202) 307-6777
>
> URL: http://www.usdoj.gov/
>
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