March 13, 2003


Dear Friends,

As you may have heard, bullets were fired at the Villa Park Mosque yesterday.  According to Mr. Abdel Hameed Dogar, the president of the mosque, no one was injured during the shooting, although windows were shattered.

The Emergency Response Network of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions wishes to meet on Sunday, March 16th at 1:00 PM to show support to the Muslim community.  Please bring a candle or a sign of support to the mosque:

    Islamic Foundation School of Villa Park
    300 West High Ridge Road
    Villa Park, IL  60181
    Time: 1.00 P.M
    Date: Sunday March 16th, 2003

Please feel free to contact me if you or your community would  like to be involved or you can attend the vigil.  Thanks so much for all your help.

Peace to you all,

Khalid Awad
Coordinator, Emergency Response Network
khalid (at) cpwr.org
Telephone: 312 629 2990 ext. 11
Fax: 312 629 2991
www.cpwr.org


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