In the Name of God, the Most
Compassionate, the Most Merciful, with Praise and Peace on our
Beloved Prophet, His Family and Companions. ISCA Alert
For Immediate Release ISCA addresses hate crimes press conference (Washington,
DC – 11/26/01)
Mayor Anthony A. Williams, U.S. Attorney Roscoe C. Howard, Jr.
and Metropolitan Police Chief Charles Ramsey will conduct a media
briefing to condemn acts of violence against Arab American and
Muslim American communities, to encourage victims in these and
all communities to report incidents of bias crimes and to assure
the public that such crimes will be vigorously investigated and
prosecuted by the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S.
Attorney’s office.
WHO: Mayor Anthony A. Williams U.S. Attorney Roscoe C.
Howard, Jr. Metropolitan Police Chief
Charles Ramsey DC Council Chairman Linda
W. Cropp Hedieh Mirahmadi, Director
of Public Affairs, Islamic Supreme Council of America Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes
Norton DC Councilmember Kathy
Patterson WHAT: Press conference condemning bias crimes
in the District
WHEN: 2 p.m. Monday, November 26 WHERE:
Mayor’s Press Briefing
Room Ground Floor Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, DC
CONTACT: SHARON GANG 202-727-9811
The
Islamic Supreme Council of America (ISCA) is a non-profit, non-governmental
religious organization. It is dedicated to presenting traditional,
scholarly Islamic perspectives on global issues and working proactively
with non-Muslim individuals and organizations to present Islam
as a religion of moderation, tolerance, peace and justice.
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