WASHINGTON D.C: The two-day National Muslim Advocacy Day, under the auspicious of the US Council of Muslim Organizations, began in the US capital, Washington.
Various Muslim organizations and hundreds of individuals from across the United States are attending the two-day session.
Delegations of Muslim American organizations, community leaders, students and social workers arrived in Washington to participate in the 11th annual two-day Muslim Advocacy Day. The event began with the recitation of Holy Quran and prayers.
The participants have been informed about the procedures, discipline and other matters of meetings held in the Legislative Assembly and the Senate.
A delegation of hundreds of young men and women, including students, from New York, led by the Council for Social Justice, a subsidiary of the Islamic Circle of North America, also reached Capitol Hill, where their accommodation and food have been arranged in a private hotel.
Former ICNA New York President Mohammad Tariqur Rahman and ICNA Council for Social Justice Nassau County President Abdul Rahman said that in this two-day national gathering, American Muslims will sit together and meet directly with members of Congress. They said that we will emphasize that policies should be formulated in legislative bodies to promote social justice, equality and to eliminate Islamophobia.
This year, the theme of the National Advocacy Day Conference has been set as Ending Islamophobia, Demanding Accountability and Struggle for Justice.
ICNA Council for Social Justice’s Abdul Salam Musa said that that Muslim delegates will strongly oppose the anti-Muslim law, Sharia free America Caucus and other discriminatory legislation before members of Congress.
National Advocacy Day delegates will also discuss with US lawmakers the restoration of Congress’ constitutional powers in matters of war, civil liberties, immigrant rights, and changes to immigration laws.
