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U.S. Muslim Leaders to Issue Joint Statement
Calling for Jill Carrolls Freedom
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Later today, the Council on American-
Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold news conferences in Amman, Jordan, and
Canton, Michigan, to call for the release of American journalist Jill Carroll
who was abducted January 7th in Iraq while on assignment for the Christian
Science Monitor newspaper.
Carrolls kidnappers threaten to kill her by Friday unless U.S. military
authorities release all Iraqi women in their custody. (Iraqi officials say
that six of the eight women being held by coalition forces in Iraq will be
released.)
A CAIR delegation is on its way to Iraq to make a public appeal for
Carrolls release. Because of the short deadline, the delegation will hold an
initial news conference today in Amman. A second news conference will be held
in Baghdad on Friday.
WHAT: CAIR News Conference in Amman, Jordan, Calling for the Release of
Jill Carroll
WHEN: 9 p.m. Local Time (Seven hours ahead of the U.S. Eastern time
zone.)
WHERE: Intercontinental Hotel, Near 3rd Circle, Amman, Jordan
SEE: http://www.amman.intercontinental.com/
CONTACT: CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726 or
202-488-8787
CAIR will also hold a news conference today in Michigan, Carrolls home
state, at which local Muslim leaders will call for her immediate release.
WHAT: Michigan Muslims to Call for Release of U.S. Journalist Held in
Iraq
WHEN: Thursday, January 19, 9:30 a.m. (local time)
WHERE: Muslim Community of Western Suburbs Mosque, 40440 Palmer Road,
Canton, Michigan, 48188
CONTACT: CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid, 248-842-1418,
248-569-2203, E-Mail: cairmichigan@yahoo.com
Along with the delegation to Iraq and the Michigan news conference, CAIR
is also coordinating a joint appeal to be issued later today by national
Muslim leaders calling for Carrolls safe return to her family.
On Tuesday, CAIR issued a statement, which was translated into Arabic and
distributed to Middle Eastern media outlets, calling for Carrolls "immediate
and unconditional" release.
CAIR 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: Rabiah Ahmed of Council on American-Islamic Relations,
+1-202-488-8787, +1-202-439-1441, or rahmed@cair-net.org
NOTE: CAIR offers an e-mail list designed to be a journalists window to
the American Muslim community. To SUBSCRIBE to ISLAM-INFONET, go to:
http://cair.biglist.com/islam-infonet/
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