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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
<<PRESS CONFERENCE>>
<<FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE>>
Contact:
MAS Freedom Foundation, (202) 496-1288 or (202) 421-3623
Day Thirty-one, Dr. Sami Al-Arian Continues Prison Hunger Strike
Lawyers and Supporters to Express Legal and Health Concerns at Justice Department Press Conference
WASHINGTON, DC - Feb. 21, 2007 (MASNET) The press conference will be held in front of the U.S. Department of Justice at 9th and Pennsylvania Ave on behalf of Dr. Sami Al-Arian, Muslim professor and activist. Dr. Al-Arian has been on a thirty day prison hunger strike to protest his legal treatment, incarceration, and current 18 month sentence for civil contempt. (For more legal information about the case see: http://www.masnet.org/takeaction.asp?id=4010 )
Thousands of Dr. Al-Arian's supporters have responded to the Muslim American Society (MAS) Freedom Foundation's call for a day of solidarity and have agreed today to observe a 1 day Hunger Strike for Justice in support of Dr. Al-Arian. Additionally, a documentary on Dr. Al-Arian's trial and imprisonment has been made by Norwegian filmmaker Line Halvorsen. The documentary is being aired in Europe this month.
Speaking at the press conference will be Attorney Peter Erlinder, Attorney Ashraf Nubani, Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Dr. Al-Arian's wife and family members, Amnesty International, and other civil and human rights organizations.
Dr. Al-Arian's legal representatives, family, and supporters have expressed serious concerns about Dr. Al-Arian's health and prison treatment.
WHO: The press conference is sponsored by the Muslim American Society (MAS) Freedom Foundation and includes Dr. Al-Arian's lawyer, Peter Erlinder, family members, religious leaders, human rights organizations, and other national Muslim organizations.
WHEN: February 21st, 2007
WHERE: U.S. Department of Justice (In front)
9th and Pennsylvania Avenue
NW Washington, DC 20530
For more information contact MAS Freedom Foundation at: (202) 496-1288 or (202)-421-3623
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The Freedom Foundation is the public affairs arm of the Muslim American Society (MAS), a national grassroots religious, social, and educational organization. MAS is America's largest grassroots Muslim organization with over 50 chapters nationwide. Learn more at www.masnet.org
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MAS Freedom Foundation
1050 17th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 496-1288
Fax: (202) 463-0686
URL: http://www.masnet.org/index_publicaffairs.asp
Email: MAS4Freedom@aol.com