Press release
Indian Americans Hail NJ Temple's Decision for Not Allowing Ritambhara to Speak
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA - http://www.imc-usa.org), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguard India's pluralist and tolerant ethos applauds the Hindu Samaj Mandir for not allowing Sadhvi Ritambhara's speeches at the Temple's Mahwah, New Jersey facilities, perviously scheduled from September 2, through September 6, 2010.
"I am truly heartened to hear the Hindu Samaj Mandir's decision for not allowing Sadhvi Ritambhara to speak at their facility" said Rasheed Ahmed, president of IMC-USA.
Indian American Muslim group calls for speedy justice for Kandhamal victims on the second anniversary of violence
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Aug 25, 2010
Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA - http://www.imc-usa.org ), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguard India's pluralist and tolerant ethos, calls on the Indian government to take immediate steps to ensure speedy justice for the victims on the second anniversary of Kandhamal massacre of Christians and Adivasis.
IMC-USA Congratulates Indians on 63rd anniversary of Independence
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Aug 15, 2010
Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA), on the occasion of the sixty third anniversary of India's independence, congratulates all Indians and people of Indian descent as well as friends of India.
IMC-USA applauds India's vibrant secular democracy that is admired the world over. IMC-USA is proud to see the phenomenal economical and technological progress India enjoys on this joyous day.
IMC-USA invites all Indians to work together to leverage the current economical progress in removing poverty and mitigating class-based, caste and communal discrimination.
August 15th is also the Eighth Anniversary of Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA). In the last eight years IMC-USA has significantly contributed to the pluralistic and tolerant ethos of India by working with several other Indian organizations of varied background towards the upliftment of subjugated and oppressed fellow Indians.
Community leaders urged to dissociate from Sadhvi Ritambhara’s hate-mongering
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA - http://www.imc-usa.org), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguard India's pluralist and tolerant ethos is calling all community and religious leaders to disassociate themselves from Sadhvi Ritambhara’s politics of hate. Further, IMC-USA appeals to the event organizers, to cancel Sadhvi Ritambhara’s speaking engagements.
Sadhvi Ritambhara is currently being tried by Indian Courts for inciting religious violence. Ritambhara is associated with extremist organizations like Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) that has openly incited violence against minorities. Indian Government’s Liberhan Commission held Sadhvi Ritambhara as one of the responsible person for the demolition of Babri Mosque and subsequent slaughter of approximately 3000 innocent citizens.
IMC Chicago coordinates lecture with Muslim Bar Assocition of Chicago
Indian human rights lawyer Mr. Shafeeq Rehman Mahajir spoke to members of the Muslim Bar Association of Chicago at a lunch meeting on Monday, April 19, 2010. Mr. Mahajir spoke to the American Muslim legal community about the rule of law in India and the struggle to safeguard a secular democratic society in a multi-religious society like India.
Mr. Mahajir spoke of his personal efforts working with truth commissions to expose police brutality and corruption in the city of Hyderabad during the bombing of the Mecca Masjid (a 400 year old mosque in Hyderabad, India) several years ago. Mr. Mahajir discussed numerous examples of police fabrications concocted by local Indian police forces to cover up extrajudicial killings on the scene of Mecca Masjid immediately after the bombing.
