Sacramento Muslims to Announce Fatwa Against Terror

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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SACRAMENTO MUSLIMS TO ANNOUNCE FATWA AGAINST TERROR
CAIR to release English, Arabic, Urdu radio versions of anti-terror PSA

(SACRAMENTO, CA, 7/29/05) - On Monday, August 1st, the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Sacramento Valley (CAIR-SV) and the Council on Sacramento Valley Islamic Organizations (COSVIO) will hold a news conference at the State Capitol, to release a fatwa (Islamic religious ruling) against terrorism and extremism. The fatwa is being issued by the Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) and endorsed by major U.S. Muslim groups.

Note: The Fiqh Council is an association of Islamic legal scholars that interprets Muslim religious law, and leaders of several leading American Muslim organizations. (The term "fiqh" refers to Islamic jurisprudence.)

WHAT: Release of Fatwa Against Terror and Extremism/Release of CAIR Radio Anti-Terror PSA
WHEN: Monday, August 1, 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: West Steps of the State Capitol (In front of the Capitol facing 10th St.)

CONTACT: CAIR Executive Director Basim Elkarra, 916-441-6269, E-Mail: sacval [at] cair.com

At Monday's news conference, CAIR will also release radio versions of its 30-second "Not in the Name of Islam" television public service announcement (PSA) in English, Arabic and Urdu. The PSA campaign ties into CAIR's "Not in the Name of Islam" online petition drive designed to disassociate the faith of Islam from the violent acts of a few Muslims. To view the television PSA, go to: http://www.cair-net.org/video/psa.ram

CAIR, America's largest Muslim civil liberties group, has 31 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding. To read CAIR's Mission, Vision Statement and Core Principles, go to: http://www.cair-net.org/default.asp?Page=About

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CONTACT: Basim Elkarra (CAIR-SV), 916-441-6269, E-Mail: sacval [at] cair.com; Farouk Fakira (COSVIO), 916-717-1006, E-Mail: ffakira [at] wm.com


NOTE: CAIR offers an e-mail list designed to be a window to the American Muslim community. Subscribers to the list, called CAIR-NET, receive news releases and other materials dealing with American Muslim positions on issues of importance to our society.

To SUBSCRIBE to or UNSUBSCRIBE from CAIR-NET, go to: http://cair.biglist.com/cair-net/