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LOCAL NEWS: At an elaborate ceremony in
Baltimore, organized by a cooperative
known as TAUHID INSTITUTE, Christians and
Muslims from a number of
organizations came together on March 16 to honor
community workers. Among
those honored, Sis. Ashira Na'im, administrator
of
Masjid
Jamaat al-Muslimeen,
received a special award to
recognize her community work to
help the needy in the city, often by way of
counselling and social work.
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MASJID JAMAAT al-MUSLIMEEN is an inner city
masjid which deserves your
support. Donations for da'wah work and masjid
development should be sent to :
Jamaat al-Muslimeen, POB 10881, Baltimore, MD
21234
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AMERICA'S
SWEET DAUGHTER RACHEL, WE CRY FOR YOU
[Israel
has committed a horrible crime against a
heroic American woman.
Rachel was murdered by an Israeli wrecker as she
tried to save a Palestinian
home from demolition. There are millions of
wonderful Americans who never
make it to the TV screen because they do not fit
into the
Zionist
program. In
one of her last photos, Rachel was wearing a
hijab. We wonder if she embraced
Islam? .....]
[Did you notice how much publicity the ELIZABETH
SMART story is getting on
TV, day after day, probably because her kidnapper
allegedly forced her to wear
hijab-type clothes and a face veil. By contrast,
RACHEL CORRIE has hardly
received any coverage. One Zionist channel even
claimed that she fell in the
way of the Israeli bulldozer!]
The
IAP
has issued the following statement on
Rachel Corrie's martyrdom.
[Martyrdom is the word New Trend is using,
because of her spirit of
compassion and selflessness and the ruthless
crime committed against her.]
IAP Statement On Rachel Corrie's Murder
"RACHEL: OUR BLOOD IS UNITED"
Chicago, March 17, 2003 (IAP Statement) - The
Islamic Association For
Palestine (IAP) is very saddened to hear of
yesterday's murder of American
peace activist Rachel Corrie at the hands of the
Israelis.
Corrie, 23, from the town of Olympia, in
Washington State, was murdered
while she was trying to prevent an Israeli army
bulldozer from illegally
destroying a Palestinian home. Photos provided by
the International
Solidarity Movement (ISM) (see:
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article1248.shtml
) show that she was
clearly visible to the bulldozer driver, but that
he ignored her pleas to
stop and with the bulldozer pushed her to the
ground where he proceeded to
drive over her twice, fracturing both of her
arms, legs and skull. She was
transferred to the hospital, where she later
died.
Corrie had been bravely working with the ISM for
seven weeks at the time of
her death in order to prevent the demolition of
Palestinian homes and
property by the occupation regime in the Hi
Salaam area of Rafah. According
to her friends Corrie was a dedicated peace
activist, and that going to
protect the Palestinians with her physical
presence "was something she had to
do."
The murder of this young lady is a very grave
tragedy, and we at IAP would
like to express our sorrow, anger and disgust at
this cold blooded murder.
We also express our condolences to her grieving
parents.
We echo the words of Palestinian journalist Ramzy
Baroud who wrote: "Today,
Rachel our blood is united; you stood and fell
defending what is just and
honorable. Maybe we will not be able to give you
the honor and gratitude that
you deserve, but Rachel, I promise you, that
every Palestinian, but every
human being of conscience is paying tribute to
you. Rest in peace."
Indeed, Corrie was indeed an inspiration for
those who strive for the cause
of peace.
Ms. Corrie's parents, whose names are Craig and
Cindy Corrie, have agreed to
broadcast an internet address to which people may
send their condolences over
their daughter's death. They can be reached at:
cbc1flute@aol.com
IAP calls on the international community to
condemn this tragic event and, in
addition, speak out against the ongoing Israeli
policy of indiscriminate
killings of Palestinians and internationals.
According to a recent report by
The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of
Global Dialogue & Democracy
(Miftah) : "The total number of deaths amongst
Palestinians in the conflict
since September 2000 has reached 2183. 1656, more
than 75%, of those killed
by Israeli forces, are innocent civilians: 429 of
them children and 114
women. 300 armed Palestinian fighters and 119
suicide bombers make up 19% of
the dead. 57 Palestinians died as a result of
being burnt or denied medical
attention. 51 were killed in unclear
circumstances to make up 5% of total
deaths in Palestine."
This demonstrates a blatant disregard for human
life by the zionist
occupiers, and now even American peace activists
are targets.
We call on our elected officials to demand an
inquiry into Ms. Corrie's death
and, in addition, call on our government to issue
a strongly worded
condemnation of Israel's killing of a fellow
American. Additionally, we
insist that our US tax dollars must not be used
to kill American or
Palestinians and their must be an immediate
withholding of a US planned aid
package to Israel.
In the meantime, we applaud all those courageous
peace activists who risk
their lives to protect the Palestinian people
from the destructive forces of
the Israeli occupiers and stand up for what they
believe in. To them we
express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation.
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Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP)
10661 South Roberts Rd, Suite 202 Palos Hills, IL
60465
Tel: 708 974 3380 / Fax: 708 974 3389 /Pager: 1
800 481 4306
http://www.iap.org
E-mails:
iapinfo@iap.org
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(Editorial Continued from previous issue)
WAR IS IMMINENT .....WILL SADDAM FIGHT? WHAT OF
U.S. MUSLIMS?
ISRAEL IS THE REAL ISSUE. This terrorist
state planted by the U.S. in
the heartland of Islam is the root cause of the
war on
Iraq.
The American
people have nothing to gain by this war while the
Zionist
Jews
have everything to gain. Today (March 17) the JEWS IN
ISRAEL killed seven
Palestinians, including two
INFANTS.
Every Iraqi
whom Bush will kill will be
a victim of Israel.
HOW SHOULD U.S. MUSLIMS BEHAVE?
1. Remain dignified and calm. If you cannot cope
with psychological warfare
on TV, turn off the TV. Remember, TV is under
Zionist control and is the
voice of war.
2. Do not try to please the
Bush
administration
by issuing statements against
Saddam Hussain. Like it or not, Saddam today is
the hero of the Muslim world
(if he does not surrender).
3. Remember how
ISNA,
CAIR,
AMC
and
W.D. Muhammad
were used post
9.11
by the
Bush administration? After the devastation of
Afghanistan,
they are no more
to be seen on TV. They were USED by Bush to
"prove" that he was not against
Islam. He cleaned his shoes with them and
discarded them.
4. The pro-Iran elements who claim to be SHIAS
are now playing the same role
as ISNA, AMC, etc. did. We have "hojjat al-Islam"
Qazvini supporting the war;
bearded people with turbans playing Bush's game.
We urge these people not to
insult the name of Husain (r.a.) and Hassan
(r.a.) by playing the game of
Bush. Even non-Muslims are opposing the war: Are
you not ashamed of
supporting the kuffar's war against a Muslim
nation? These are not real Shias
otherwise they would stand against Bush, the
Yazid of our times.
5. If visited by the FBI, give the basic
information about yourself and tell
them to talk to your attorney. Unless you have
broken a law, the FBI has no
business investigating you. Do not cringe or beg.
If they are going to arrest
you, they will do it in spite of your begging.
Remember, Prof. Sami al-Arian
was a Bush supporter and the Zionist dogs who now
run this country got him.
6. DO NOT LET YOUR MOSQUE INVITE JEWS OR AMERICAN
POLITICIANS. Invite
non-Muslims from the masses of America, the
people, not the bosses.
7. STOP BUILDING THOSE MILLION DOLLAR MOSQUES!
Islam does not permit such
mosques when the Ummah is being traumatized by
oppression and war. There is
no excuse under Islam for these vast expenditures
on communities of 500 (like
Masjid Rahmah, Baltimore, or DarusSalam, College
Park, or that flag waving
multi-million dollar shame in Adams area of
Reston/Virginia.) Give your money
to the needy and to free the slaves, otherwise
may Allah punish you and bring
you low. You are indeed despicable that you live
as if America is paradise.
AMERICA IS GOING INTO A NO-WIN SITUATION:
The whole world, Muslim and non-Muslim, is
against the Bush-Blair-Azner
war. If Iraq is attacked, the Muslim world will
get the energizing beating it
needs to get up and fight. IF SADDAM FIGHTS and
goes down fighting, he will
be a martyr and his sins will be washed away. The
movement against
American-Israeli imperialism will receive a
tremendous boost from a Saddam
fight back. Muslims are now so used to the model
of Usama/Mullah ‘Umar who
defied the greatest odds that many Muslims do not
expect Saddam to fight. If
he does fight, America will be in serious
trouble. If Saddam's "Allahu Akbar"
call on the Iraqi flag is honest, he will fight.
[In our next issue, we discuss the role of
France and the UN. Iraq was
in fact humiliated by the UN. Those inspectors
should have been in Israel,
not in Iraq.]
Most observers agree that if America
attacks, Saddam will be toppled,
but even if even if Saddam is easily toppled, an
American attack will bring
overwhelming Islamic outrage and, consequently,
support for the international
Islamic jihad led by Usama and Mullah Umar.
Muslims have no one left to fight
for them except for the jihad movements which do
not control any state. As
demonstrations in
Sudan,
Somalia,
Indonesia
and
Pakistan
have shown, even
now Usama has tremendous support among the Muslim
masses, more as a symbol
than as a practical organizer. A war on Iraq will
lead Muslims to believe
that Jihad is the only option for them.
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