American Muslim Leaders call for peaceful and non-violent response.

All Dulles Area Muslim Society
46903 Sugarland Rd, Sterling, VA 20164

www.adamscenter.org

 

Senior Pentagon Official to Address Muslim Community, Pledge Partnership.
American Muslim Leaders to Call for Peace and Non-Violence. 

http://www.adamscenter.org/pressreleases/2--23--2012__-__Press__Release

WHO:Dr. Peter Lavoy, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia and Pacific Security Affairs
            http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=333

            Imam Mohamed Magid, Executive Director, All Dulles Area Muslim Society(ADAMS) and 

                                                    President, Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)

            Haris Tarin, Director, Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC-DC) 

            U.S. Military Chaplains

 

WHAT: Senior DoD officials will  join the American Muslim community to pledge
             partnership and  join a discussion on the Quran incident in Afghanistan.
             Leaders from the American Muslim community and U.S. military chaplains will
             also provide a message on the  importance of responding to the burnings  in a peaceful
             and non-violent manner.

 

WHEN: Friday, February 24, 2012

             11:30 – 12: 15 PM EST - Jumaa and Remarks by Senior DoD Officials and US Military Chaplains
             Jumaa: Led by Imam Mohamed Magid
             After Jumaa - Remarks by Senior DoD Officials, US Military Chaplains and American Muslim Leaders
              

WHERE: All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS)

                 46903 Sugarland Road
                 Sterling,VA 20164

                 (see directions below)

 

WHY: This week, reports showed American soldiers unknowingly burned Qurans at

Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. Thursday, senior Department of Defense and Central Command officials met with American Muslim leaders to explain the circumstances and issue a formal apology for the incident. Formal condemnation and apologies to the people of Afghanistan has already been issued by the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense and other senior DoD officials.

 

SEE: “Obama Apologizes for Quran Burning in Afghanistan”

 

“The Pentagon’s and the President’s condemnation and formal apology for this unintentional incident have been immediate and clear,” said Haris Tarin, Washington, DC Office Director, MPAC. “We call on the noble people of Afghanistan to address their grievances in non-violent ways and preserve the sanctity of human life as revered in the Holy Quran.”

 

“The people of Afghanistan have the right to be offended over the burning of the Quran.  However, in the face of this challenge, the sanctity of human life must be respected above all else,” stated ISNA President Imam Mohamed Magid. “We must remember that although the burning of the Quran is disconcerting, the Quran can never truly be disposed of or forgotten because millions of Muslims across the world have memorized the Quran and it lives forever in their hearts.”

 
PEACE