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March 31, 2006
Muslim organisations refuse to meet Condaleezza Rice in Blackburn
Further to the decision by the committee of Masjid Al Hidayah Mosque, Millham Street, Blackburn, to withdraw their invitation to Condoleezza Rice,the Lancashire Council of Mosques, an umbrella organisation representing the majority of mosques in Blackburn and across Lancashire, have issued the following statement.
“The Lancashire Council of Mosques today announced that they have officially declined an invitation to attend an audience with Condoleezza Rice and Jack Straw at Blackburn Town Hall this Saturday as a mark of solidarity and respect towards the innocent victims of the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.This is an issue which resonates profoundly with our members and indeed the very large peace and anti-war movement within the wider community with whom we share our concerns on current American and British foreign policy.
Dialogue and reasoned discussion is clearly something which has failed to influence the Bush administration in its pugnacious stance on foreign affairs thus far, and so we have refused the offer of a private audience with Ms Rice.”
Via Condiwatch
Posted by andrew on March 31, 2006 9:20 AM in the category Rendition