For Immediate Release

Tarun Tejpal addressed the need to move away from politics of difference and back to politics of ideas.

Chicago, IL, June 1st, 2008:

The fourth National Convention of the Indian Muslim Council - USA , an advocacy group dedicated to protecting the rights of minorities and promoting pluralism, was a huge success.

The event focused on the theme, "The Idea of India: Challenges & Prospects," and was held in Chicago , IL on 31st May, 2008. It was attended by over 450 people. The speakers included activists from different ethnic and religious communities as well as experts and leaders from Human Rights groups. The keynote address was given by Tarun Tejpal, CEO of Tehelka Newsmagazine.

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Event to focus on "The Idea of India : Challenges & Prospects" theme

Chicago, IL. Wednesday, May 28, 2008: Several distinguished speakers from around the world are set to converge in Chicago on May 31st 2008 to address the 4th national convention of the Indian Muslim Council - USA and reflect on the prospects and challenges to the "Idea of India".

Martha Nussbaum, one of America’s most prominent philosophers and listed among the world's top 100 intellectuals by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines, will be speaking on "Strengthening India’s Secular Democracy" at the Convention. Martha Nussbaum's recent book "The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India ’s Future" is critically acclaimed as a "sophisticated analysis of democracy and religious extremism" in India.

US Congressman Mr. Keith Ellison, a Democrat from Minnesota , who is unable to attend the event, will be addressing the audience through a video message.

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May 15, 2008

Indian Muslim Council - USA an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India 's pluralist and tolerant ethos denounced the bomb blasts in Jaipur, the capital of the northern State of Rajasthan .

IMC-USA appealed for peace and urged all Indians to practice restraint and to not let the perpetrators of these atrocious crimes succeed in dividing Indians along religious and ethnic lines.

According to the current news reports, five bomb blasts have killed 80 people and scores have been injured. The blasts transpired in the crowded markets in a concurrent fashion within a span of ten minutes.

The Indian Muslim Council's Maryland/Virginia Chapter hosted Father Cedric Prakash, on Saturday, March 22, in Richmond, VA and on Sunday, March 23, in Baltimore, MD.

Father Prakash is a jesuit priest and founder of PRASHANT, a Gujarat based Jesuit Center for Human Rights, Justice and Peace. He is a fearless and outspoken critic of the Gujarat Government, which is widely believed to be behind the massacre of more than two thousand Muslims and responsible for rendering thousands of others homeless in 2002.

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January 26 2008

Indian Muslim Council-USA (http://www.imc-usa.org), an advocacy group dedicated towards safeguarding India's pluralist and tolerant ethos, congratulates all Indians, including those living overseas, on the occasion of India's 58th Republic Day.

India obtained its independence on August 15, 1947 but the Constitution of India came into effect on January 26, 1950. Every year this day is celebrated as ‘The Republic Day’ and is a national holiday in India . This day marks the transition of India from a British Dominion to a Republic with the adoption of the Constitution of India.