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> From: "AMCNET" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: AMC-NET:
> **Washington_Watch:__AMC's_Biweekly_Bulletin**
> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 13:48:15 -0500
> Organization: The American Muslim Council
> In the Name of God, Most Compassionate, Most
> Merciful
>
> **Washington Watch: AMC's Biweekly Bulletin**
> January 10, 2000
>
> A briefing every two weeks on selected political
> developments affecting
> American Muslims . . . and on what's going on here
> at the American Muslim
> Council.
>
> AMC WISHES SUPPORTERS & FRIENDS A JOYOUS EID. EID
> MUBARAK!
>
> IRAQ SANCTIONS LETTER CIRCULATING IN CONGRESS
>
> Twenty-eight members of the House of Representatives
> have signed on to a
> letter calling for the lifting of economic sanctions
> on Iraq. The letter,
> sponsored by Reps. Tom Campbell (R-CA) and John
> Conyers (D-MI), will be sent
> to the President on January 27.
>
> The letter asks the President to de-link the
> economic sanctions from
> military sanctions in place against Iraq. It notes
> that sanctions have
> severely damaged Iraq's health care and
> infrastructure. The letter cites
> UNICEF estimates that several thousand children
> under the age of five die
> each month because of malnutrition and disease
> resulting from the embargo.
> "Morally, it is wrong to hold the Iraqi people
> responsible for the actions
> of a brutal and reckless government."
>
> MUSLIMS IN PUBLIC LIFE BREAK FAST TOGETHER
>
> At an iftar sponsored by the American Muslim Council
> on January 4, more than
> one hundred Muslims active in public life broke
> their fast together on
> Capitol Hill. The iftar brought together American
> Muslims who work in
> federal and local government, including Congress and
> the State Department,
> and leaders of the local Muslim community.
>
> The iftar continued an AMC tradition of bringing
> together American Muslims
> for Ramadan events at the seat of government. AMC
> co-hosted the first Eid
> celebration in the White House in 1996, and
> initiated the first iftar events
> in Congress (1996) and the Pentagon (1998).
>
> During the dinner, speakers commented on the growing
> role of American
> Muslims in the public square. The audience was
> addressed by Aly R.
> Abuzaakouk, AMC executive director; Islam Siddiqui,
> Deputy Assistant
> Secretary of Agriculture; Jameel Johnson, chief of
> staff to Rep. Gregory
> Meeks (D-NY); and AMC board member Sulayman Nyang,
> co-director of the
> Muslims in the American Public Square research
> project at Georgetown
> University.
>
> PRESIDENT CLINTON HOSTS EID CELEBRATION
>
> President Clinton hosted an Eid celebration today
> for American Muslims, the
> first president to host such an event. For the last
> four years, Eid
> celebrations at the White House have been hosted by
> First Lady Hillary
> Clinton, who initiated the tradition in 1996 with
> AMC as co-host.
>
> In his remarks, Clinton spoke on the need for
> international tolerance,
> citing the Qur'anic verse that God created humanity
> and made people into
> nations and tribes so that they might know one
> another. He also noted that
> the Abrahamic faiths originated in the Middle East
> and that Islam is the
> faith of almost a quarter of the world's population
> and six million in the
> United States. National Security Adviser Sandy
> Berger and Assistant
> Secretary of State Harold H. Koh were also in
> attendance.
>
> PENTAGON HOLDS IFTAR FOR MUSLIMS IN MILITARY
>
> Muslims active in the armed forces came together for
> an iftar at the
> Pentagon on Wednesday, January 5. The American
> Muslim Armed Forces and
> Veterans Affairs Council, which hosted the event,
> estimates that 14,000
> Muslims serve in the U.S. military, primarily in the
> army, navy, and air
> force. Several Muslim chaplains administer to the
> religious needs of
> American Muslims in the military.
>
> The tradition of holding iftar events in government
> is catching on beyond
> Washington. Last week, the speaker of the
> California state assembly for the
> first time hosted an iftar and dinner in Los Angeles
> for the local Muslim
> community.
>
> DOCUMENTARY ON SECRET EVIDENCE RELEASED
>
> A documentary on secret evidence released this month
> focuses on the ordeal
> of former University of South Florida professor
> Mazen al-Najjar, imprisoned
> on the basis of secret evidence since May 1997.
> Produced by Hazim Bitar,
> "Uncivil Trials" is a half-hour exploration of the
> unconstitutional use of
> secret evidence and cites members of Congress,
> leaders of the American
> Muslim and Arab communities, and civil libertarians
> on the dangers of secret
> evidence (see www.alif.com to order a copy).
>
> Efforts to push for the passage of legislation
> against secret evidence will
> resume as Congress returns to session this month.
>
> NEW AMC CHAPTER INAUGURATED IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
>
> On December 18, American Muslims inaugurated a new
> AMC chapter in Rochester,
> New York, the second AMC chapter in upstate New
> York. Rochester mayor
> William Johnson and Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY-28)
> attended the chapter
> kick-off, and AMC executive director Aly R.
> Abuzaakouk was guest speaker.
> Dr. Mohammad Rumi serves as president and Dr. Aly
> Nahas as vice president of
> the chapter.
>
> AMC PRESIDENT HONORED FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
>
> AMC president Nazir Khaja was recently presented
> with a lifetime achievement
> award by the Hyderabad association of Washington,
> DC, for his "outstanding
> contribution in promoting peace and interfaith
> understanding."
>
> **MARK THE DATE! AMC CONVENTION, JUNE 22-25, 2000
> **AMC NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. OUR EFFORTS DEPEND ON
> YOU. MAKE YOUR DONATION
> TODAY.
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>
>
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