The Islamic Society of North America's Post-9/11 Press Release
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Title
The Islamic Society of North America's Post-9/11 Press Release
Subject
Immigrant Rights
9/11
Government Surveillance
Religious Freedoms
First Amendment
Religious Solidarity
9/11
Government Surveillance
Religious Freedoms
First Amendment
Religious Solidarity
Description
A group of 12 Christian, Muslim, and Unitarian Universalist organizations are appealing to U.S. Congress to reconsider approving surveillance acts that would "go too far" in restricting citizens' freedoms in the post-9/11 atmosphere. These specific freedoms include immigration rights and First Amendment freedoms.
Additionally, these groups call the definition of "terrorist" rhetoric arbitrary in nature, which coincidentally criminalizes innocent citizens. Regarding immigration, these groups request "only definite detention" for those found to be breaching immigration laws after standard "legal procedures" have been taken.
Working for the State Department for more than sixty years, George Lister was the first human rights officer in the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs. Thus, these manuscripts were in a collection of his papers at the LLILAS Benson Latin American Collection, because Lister worked extensively on Latin American human rights issues. The press release from the ISNA is contained in a folder with a plethora of other Muslim-American rights speeches and documents within Lister's collection.
Additionally, these groups call the definition of "terrorist" rhetoric arbitrary in nature, which coincidentally criminalizes innocent citizens. Regarding immigration, these groups request "only definite detention" for those found to be breaching immigration laws after standard "legal procedures" have been taken.
Working for the State Department for more than sixty years, George Lister was the first human rights officer in the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs. Thus, these manuscripts were in a collection of his papers at the LLILAS Benson Latin American Collection, because Lister worked extensively on Latin American human rights issues. The press release from the ISNA is contained in a folder with a plethora of other Muslim-American rights speeches and documents within Lister's collection.
Creator
The Islamic Society of North America
Source
George Lister Papers, 1887-2004 (bulk 1936-2003) Box 30, Folder 1, LLILAS Benson Latin American Collection, the University of Texas at Austin
Publisher
The Islamic Society of North America
Date
October 22, 2001: Press release created
Setempber 11, 2001: Event manuscript is centered around
Setempber 11, 2001: Event manuscript is centered around
Rights
Standard copyright laws apply
Format
Manuscript
Language
English
Type
Press release
Coverage
United States
Text Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Collection
Citation
The Islamic Society of North America, “The Islamic Society of North America's Post-9/11 Press Release,” Hidden Histories UT-Austin, accessed October 31, 2024, https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/items/show/206.
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