CAIR: Celebration Tonight Outside Egyptian Embassy in D.C.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday evening, February 11, members of the Washington-area Egyptian community and other supporters of freedom will gather outside the Egyptian embassy in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the beginning of the transition to democracy in that nation and to remember those killed in recent freedom rallies.

WHAT: Celebration of Transition to Freedom in Egypt

WHEN: Friday, February 11, 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Outside the Egyptian Embassy, 3521 International Court NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726

[MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Nihad Awad, national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), will take part in the celebration. Another celebration will take place at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the same location. A similar rally will be held at noon (Central) tomorrow outside the Egyptian consulate in Chicago. CONTACT: Gerald Hankerson, CAIR-Chicago Outreach Coordinator, 708-829-9069, [email protected], 630-935-5562]

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CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the 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: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, or 202-488-8787, E-Mail: [email protected]; CAIR Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin, 202-488-8787, 202-341-4171, E-Mail: [email protected]

SOURCE Council on American-Islamic Relations

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