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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, January 21, a delegation
from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a news
conference in Baghdad, Iraq, to reiterate an appeal for the release of
American journalist Jill Carroll.
WHAT: CAIR News Conference in Baghdad Calling for the Release of Jill
Carroll
WHEN: Saturday, January 21, 11 a.m. Baghdad Time
WHERE: Baghdad International Airport
CONTACT: CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad, 703-851-4051,
962-777-578-857; CAIR Government Affairs Director Corey Saylor,
962-796-098-300; CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper,
202-744-7726
CAIR held news conferences yesterday in Amman, Jordan, and in Michigan,
Carrolls home state, calling for her immediate and unconditional release. A
number of Arabic and international media outlets, including Al-Jazeera,
covered the Amman event.
Along with the delegation to Iraq and the earlier news conferences, CAIR
also coordinated a joint appeal issued yesterday by national Muslim leaders
calling for Carrolls safe return to her family.
CAIR, Americas largest Islamic 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.
CONTACT: Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726, E-Mail:
ihooper@cair-net.org; Rabiah Ahmed, 202-488-8787 or 202-439-1441, E-Mail:
rahmed@cair-net.org.
NOTE: CAIR offers an e-mail list designed to be a journalists window to
the American Muslim community. Subscribers to the list, called ISLAM-INFONET,
receive news releases and other materials dealing with American Muslim
positions on issues of importance to our society.
To SUBSCRIBE to ISLAM-INFONET, go to:
http://cair.biglist.com/islam-infonet/
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