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ISCA
welcomes President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan
(Washington,
DC 03/12/02) It
is with reverence and great pleasure that the Islamic Supreme
Council of America (ISCA), its chairman Shaykh Muhammad Hisham
Kabbani, and thousands of ISCA members around the country
welcome His Excellency President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan
on his first official visit to the US. President Karimov will
visit with President Bush today to discuss bilateral relations
between the two countries and spheres of future cooperation.
For the
past three years, ISCA has worked tirelessly to bolster understanding
of Uzbek society here in the US, and to support their courageous
stance against terrorism and violence committed in the name
of religion. President Karimov has often been misunderstood
for his vigilant posture against extremism; however, government
officials and NGOs in the US are only now, after September
11, beginning to understand the dangers of the international
terrorist network that the Uzbeks have faced for many years.
Among
his many official engagements, President Karimov will be the
Guest of Honor at a dinner reception hosted by the Uzbek-American
Chamber of Commerce. The President will later continue to
New York City where he will visit Ground Zero and conduct
a meeting with Shaykh Kabbani.
Once again,
ISCA warmly welcomes President Karimov and wishes him the
utmost success for his country, his people, and his preservation
of classical Islamic thought.
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