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 Tell President Biden to Declare India a "Country of Particular Concern | "The Weaponization of Citizenship in India |   Rally Against Modi at UN | #FreeDrAafia Campaign 

 
Send a letter to the President and Secretary of State to Declare India a "Country of Particular Concern."

Recent news coming out of India is devastating for our Muslim brothers and sisters who live there. 

Bloodshed and violence against the minority religious populations is not only ingrained into the society, but recent policies enacted have put India on USCIRF’s hot list. Discriminatory immigration policies have made India a dangerous place for non-hindus, as detention rates grow, and bloody clashes take place. Muslims living in India are stripped of their nationality, otherized, and face discrimination by police and citizens.

The National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam and Citizen Amendment Act (CAA) 2019, discriminatory policies piloted in the state of Assam, delegitimizes the citizenships of Muslims, rendering them stateless. The policy was an egregious display of xenophobia, Islamophobia, and the Hindu Supremacy Movement that has been taking place in India. 

 
Rally for Kashmir When Prime Minister Modi Addresses UN General Assembly

Join us for a peaceful protest against Prime Minister Nerendra Modi on the day of his address to the United Nations General Assembly. 

Our Demands:
1. Immediate lift of military occupation in Kashmir
2. Release of all political priosoners
3. Halt and rescind all laws instituted to accelerate demographic changes
4. Allow Kashmiris to excercise their unfettered right of self-determination through a free and fair referendum.

Date: Saturday, September 25th at 1:00 PM EST
Location: 1st Avenue & 47 street, UN Plaza, New York

 
The Weaponization of Citizenship in India

India’s ruling party, BJP, has a history of undermining citizenship for those it deems not fit to be a part of the Indian state. BJP is a faction of Hindutva – Hindu nationalism. Although BJP’s success and election into the prime minister office (with Narendra Modi), is somewhat recent, it can be argued that India’s history as a nation-state has been riddled with fascism, discrimination, and oppression against India’s minorities. These minorities regularly fall into categories of people from low-caste backgrounds, Muslims, or those from ethnic and indigenous minorities whose land has been seized by the state. 

 
ICNA CSJ Social Media Post on Dr. Aafia Siddiqui

Learn more about the case behind Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and why she is wrongfully serving a 88 year sentence. 

 

Justice for Aafia Siddiqui! Join us at a rally in your city!

 

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Pictures From Last Week's #FreeDrAafia Rally in Dallas, TX

Last Week, ICNA CSJ organized an amazing rally where hundreds of people came out to support our sister Dr. Aafia. 
Sister Marwa Elbially (her attorney) will be showing Dr. Aafia these pictures when she visits her to show her that the world has not forgotten about her.

Special thanks to CAIR-Texas DFW for uniting us and organizing this amazing rally and to all of our partnering organizations: 
MAS Pace, Dallas Chapter 
American Muslims for Palestine - Texas 
The Aafia Foundation 
and thank you to the Masjids who brought buses, East Plano Islamic Center, Islamic Association of Allen, MAS Dallas  Youth Center 

The next step is we are taking this battle to #Washington D.C. to educate our #Congressional offical to #FreeAafia in shaa Allah.

 
#IAmAafia Campaign 

ICNA CSJ invites you and your friends to join us in the #IAmAafia campaign. Heres how you can do your part:
1. Wear Yellow
2. Take a picture or Video
3. Share on Social Media
4. Hashtag #IAmAafia

 

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