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:
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Islamic Association of North Texas
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MAS Islamic Center of Dallas
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North Texas Islamic Council
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Islamic Association of Collin County
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Islamic Association of Allen
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Islamic Center of Frisco
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Islamic Center of Prosper and Celina
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Dar Elsalam Islamic Center
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Dar El-Eman Islamic Center
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Guardians Foundation
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World Food Warehouse
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Jimmys Burgers & Grill
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Bilad Restaurant and Bakery
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Makkah Masjid
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Islamic Center of Quad Cities
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DFW Muslim Bar Association
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Islamic Society of Denton
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ICNA Council for Social Justice
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Council on American-Islamic Relations-DFW
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McKinney Islamic Association
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Al-Ansar Society
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Islamic Association of Murphy
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Makka Auto Sales
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US Tours & Travel
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Jasmine Market & Cafe
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Yummy Burgers & BBQ
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BBQ King Express & Pizzeria
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DFW Muslim Chamber of Commerce
Islamic Association of North Texas, 840 Abrams Road, Richardson, Texas 75081, United States