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The Council on American-Islamic Relations
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the
Merciful
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CAIR OFFERS CONDOLENCES ON DEATH OF U.S. HOSTAGE
IN IRAQ
Islamic advocacy group calls for immediate release of
all hostages
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/10/06) - The Council on American-Islamic
Relations (CAIR) today offered its
condolences to the family of Tom Fox, an American peace activist taken
hostage in Iraq late last year.
Fox, 54, of Clearbrook, Va., was one of four Christian Peacemaker Teams
workers kidnapped in Baghdad last November. His body was found near
Baghdad on Thursday.
SEE:
FBI:
Body of U.S. Hostage Found in Iraq
In a statement, CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad said:
"We offer the American Muslim community's sincere condolences to the
family and loved ones of Tom Fox, and call for the immediate and
unconditional release of all hostages in Iraq. There can be no excuse or
justification for harming a person whose only goal was to serve the cause
of peace and justice for people of all faiths."
In December of last year, CAIR held an
interfaith news conference in Washington, D.C., to call for the
release of the Christian Peacemakers Teams workers. At that news
conference, CAIR Board Chairman Parvez Ahmed called the workers
"longtime friends of the Muslim community." He said,
"Taking hostages and threatening to kill them brings no honor to
Islam, Muslims or to the people of Iraq."
CAIR also sent a
delegation to Iraq to appeal for the release of American journalist
Jill Carroll who was abducted January 7th while on assignment for the
Christian Science Monitor newspaper.
CAIR, America's largest Muslim civil liberties group, has 32 offices and
chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance
understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties,
empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and
mutual understanding.
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CONTACT: Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, E-Mail:
ihooper@cair-net.org; Rabiah
Ahmed, 202-439-1441, E-Mail:
rahmed@cair-net.org
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