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Who Supports ISNA? ISNA Truth Document
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What They Say About ISNA:
“…As a former United States Congressman…I am personally offended by the United States Justice Department’s apparent designation of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) as an ‘unindicted co-conspirator’ in the Holy Land Foundation case. This reminds me of the so-called ‘witch hunts’ of the 1950s…”
“…As a United Methodist pastor and former General Secretary of the National Council of Churches…I urge that this harmful designation be ‘expunged’ immediately…”
Former Congressman Robert Edgar (D-PA), President and CEO, Common Cause
“…The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) has been privileged to work with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) in an effort to advance tolerance and interreligious dialogue among our adherents in the United States…”
“…Because of the positive relationship we have nurtured with ISNA, we lament the organization being labeled by the government as an ‘unindicted co-conspirator’ in the Holy Land Foundation case…Because ISNA is one of the nation’s largest Muslim umbrella organizations, the charge is also damaging, and has a chilling effect on, the entire American Muslim community…It is our sincere hope that the damage that ISNA has had to endure…can and will be properly reversed, so that together we can all work to fulfill God’s vision of a world at peace with ourselves and with one another.”
Statement of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), July 14, 2008
“…As an ally and friend of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)…the label of ‘co-conspirator’ is damaging to the excellent reputation of ISNA and those who collaborate with them to build a better America…In my experience working with ISNA, their leaders have offered the United States a strong and consistent Muslim voice of peace…”
Michael Kinnamon, General Secretary, National Council of Churches (NCC)
“…The government's action [in the Holy Land case] is especially shameful because the charge it makes is so inflammatory it has caused [ISNA’s] reputation and good name to be dragged through the mud. The government has a constitutional obligation to correct the record and clear the name of ISNA…”
Hina Shamsi, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) National Security Project
Statements available at http://www.aclu.org/safefree/discrim/36054res20080721.html
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