The conference will be on C-SPAN LIVE between 5:00 to -6:30 PM
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Americans of Middle Eastern descent unite to support war on terror, denounce oppression and radicalism
On Friday, October 1, Americans of Middle Eastern descent will gather in Washington D.C., to show their support for the efforts to defeat terrorism and radicalism and to create a free and peaceful Middle East.
“At these dangerous and critical times, we want to provide a forum for all Middle Eastern Americans who support the United States in the war against terror and applaud the fact that the Middle East has one less tyrant after the fall of Saddam,” said Dr. Joseph Gebaily, the convention’s executive director. “As the primary victims of the prevailing intolerance in the Middle East, we strongly support the war on terrorism and efforts to promote democracy in all nations of the region.”
Mohammed Yahia Adam, spokesperson for the Darfur exiled community said: "It is time for the Middle East and North African communities of the US to raise the issues of Genocide and ethnic cleansing that most peoples of the region have been submitted to, from Iran to Sudan."
The convention will allow participants to exchange views and ideas with longtime veterans of the struggle against terrorism and tyranny. Despite their diverse backgrounds, the participants share a historic and deeply motivated allegiance to the United States and aspire to see a free and peaceful Middle East.