For Immediate Release: Demand Letter from 28 Houses of Worship, Businesses, and Community Associations Regarding the Arrest of Peaceful Protestors at UT Dallas
Good Afternoon,
The Islamic Association of North Texas ("IANT")along with 27 other houses of worship, businesses, and community associations in the DFW Metroplexcollectively serving tens of thousands of individuals (and the recipients' constituents) across our respective communitieshas remitted the letter linked below to key individuals in the Cities of Richardson and Allen, as well the Counties of Dallas and Collin, among those others CCed. The letter is also available online atiant.com/utd-letter.
Summarized, the letter demands accountability from city leaders for what the undersignedbelieve to be a wholly unjustified and disproportionateresponse to our community members exercising their First Amendments right to peaceful protest and assembly in one of the most protected forumsa public campus.
For transparency purposes, the undersigned havelaunched a tracker to keep track of responses as we receive them.www.iant.com/letter-responses.
For additional inquiries, please contact[email protected].
Signatory Organizations:
Islamic Association of North Texas
MAS Islamic Center of Dallas
North Texas Islamic Council
Islamic Association of Collin County
Islamic Association of Allen
Islamic Center of Frisco
Islamic Center of Prosper and Celina
Dar Elsalam Islamic Center
Dar El-Eman Islamic Center
Guardians Foundation
World Food Warehouse
Jimmys Burgers & Grill
Bilad Restaurant and Bakery
Makkah Masjid
Islamic Center of Quad Cities
DFW Muslim Bar Association
Islamic Society of Denton
ICNA Council for Social Justice
Council on American-Islamic Relations-DFW
McKinney Islamic Association
Al-Ansar Society
Islamic Association of Murphy
Makka Auto Sales
US Tours & Travel
Jasmine Market & Cafe
Yummy Burgers & BBQ
BBQ King Express & Pizzeria
DFW Muslim Chamber of Commerce
Islamic Association of North Texas, 840 Abrams Road, Richardson, Texas 75081, United States
