Muslim American Society to Hold Town Hall Meetings Nationwide for the Fifth Anniversary of 9/11
Date Posted: Friday, September 01, 2006
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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CONTACT: Imam Ahmed Elkhaldy, Director
Office: 319-892-0256
Email: akhaldy@msn.com
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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - As you consider coverage for the fifth anniversary of 9/11, we offer a different story; one without the falling towers, without the pictures of the damaged Pentagon. Join the Muslim American Society (MAS) for a town hall meeting and discussion. We offer a story of people fighting against the current, spreading the good news of interfaith, of connecting across racial boundaries; a story of hope from a grassroots level.
This presentation by the MAS will be one of the first examples of major Muslim leadership in the interfaith movement, empowering those battling against the current, and encouraging cross-cultural conversations.
The Emmy-nominated video documentary “Ties that Bind” brought together nearly 4,000 people from different cultures and religions to explore their common ground, concentrating on the ties that bind them, not those that tear them apart.
The Muslim American Society Inter-Religious Center, in partnership with Artistic Circles (the video’s creator), will hold town hall meetings in which excerpts of the documentary will be shown and used as a discussion aide. At the same time, many public television stations will air the full documentary across the country on or around the fifth anniversary of 9/11.
The documentary highlights the conversations of seven women religious leaders from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths as they share their worship, arts and social service activities, and talk about everything from fear to the role of art, from 9/11 to interfaith community building.
"Ties That Bind" reminds us that we are more than what divides us, that there is more to us than our differences, and that in the end, we have more that brings us together than tears us apart. Five years down the line, in a country polarized by politics and fear, this message is all the more urgent. Visit Artistic Circles web site for more info: http://www.artisticcircles.org.
Town Hall Schedule and Details: Please contact Imam Elkhaldy for up to date schedule of town hall meetings.
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