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American Muslim Council (AMC)

Gujarat Genocide Awareness Week Starts Today

WASHINGTON, DC, Nov 13, 2002: Major American Muslim organizations--AMC, CAIR, ICNA and ISNA--have endorsed Indian Muslim Council's call asking people to observe the second week of the Islamic month of Ramadan as the Gujarat Genocide Remembrance Week and the Friday, November 15 as the Gujarat Genocide Rembrance Day. The
second week of Ramadan starts today.

In a media release, the Indian Muslim Council (IMC) said:

In the wake of recent brutal attacks, and serious threats raised against
Indian Muslims by the Hindutva-fascists in India, it is incumbant upon all the peace-loving people of the world to understand the threat and educate themselves about one of the most racist idealogies whose
followers have killed thousands of people in India.

Actions Requested:

Hold special prayer services, especially, after the nightly taraweeh prayers
for the thousands of innocent victims who were brutally killed, maimed, and gang-raped, and also for hundreds of thousands who were displaced from their homes in the state of Gujrat, India.

* Arrange Jumah khutba (Friday sermon) on the Gujarat genocide, and the
impending threat of more ethnic-cleansing attacks on Indian Muslims by the Hindutva-fascist groups. Helpful educational material can be obtained from www.imc-usa.org or www.imannet.com

* Distribute IMC brochures on the threat to Indian minorities by the
Hindutva-fascists

* Get petitions signed demanding that the Hindutva-terrorist organizations
be banned (send a copy to IMC.) Petitions can be downloaded from www.imc-usa.org or www.imannet.com

* Write to the media, your senator, and congressperson asking to send a
fact-finding mission to Gujarat, India. The contact addresses of your representatives can be obtained from Congress.org or from www.imacweb.org or by calling 202-224-3121

* Collect donations to help the educational and advocacy work of IMC-USA to prevent future genocides of Indian Muslims. Send donations to IMC-USA, 265 Sunrise Highway,
Suite1-355, Rockville Centre, NY 11570

American Muslim Council
1212 New York Ave, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-789-2262 - Fax: 202-789-2550 Email: media@amconline.org, Faiz.Rehman@cox.net, amc@amconline.org, www.amconline.org q

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