CAIR: NJ Muslims to Express Concerns About NYPD Spying

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., Feb. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday, February 24, the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), along with the Rutgers University Muslim Alumni Association, the National Islamic Association (NIA), the Islamic Center of Passaic County (ICPC), and Omar Mosque (Paterson, N.J.), will hold a news conference in Newark to address concerns about the unconstitutional spying conducted by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) on the Muslim community in that state.

Local Muslim religious leaders will take part in the news conference.

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WHAT: CAIR-NJ News Conference on NYPD Spying on Muslim Community

WHEN: Friday, February 24, 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: Rutgers University, in Front of Roberson Building (courtyard), Newark, NJ

CONTACT: CAIR-NJ Chair Nadia Kahf, 973-901-1618, E-Mail: [email protected]; Mohamed El Filali, 973-278-7070, ext. 15, E-Mail: [email protected]

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-NJ Chair Nadia Kahf, 973-901-1618, E-Mail: [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, 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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