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Statement of American Muslim Imams, Scholars and Community Leaders On the Ongoing Oppression of Uighur Muslims

A galaxy of more than 130 American Muslim leaders have signed an official statement to condemn the persecution of around three million Uyghur Muslims at the hands of Chinese authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,

The Letter reads :

In the Name of God, the Benevolent, the Merciful,

All praise is due to Allahﷻ and may the Creator send His blessings and salutations upon our master, Muhammadﷺ, as well as upon his family and companions.

We, imams, scholars and community leaders, hereby affirm and declare the following fundamental points:

We ask the People’s Republic of China to free Uighurs from its concentration camps, return children to their families, and restore their freedom of religion.

We call upon our neighbors of other faiths to support this demand.

We call upon fellow citizens to stop buying products produced through slave labor from these camps.

We thank the US government for raising the issue of human rights abuses and detainment in the concentration camps and ask the rest of the world to do the same.

We call upon all people to stand in solidarity with the Uighur people on April 6, 2019 in Washington DC.

Already Signed by,

Dr Yasir Qadhi, The Islamic Seminary of America, TX

Dr Muzammil Siddiqi, The Islamic Society of Orange County, CA

Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda, TX

Mufti Mohammad Ibrahim Qureshi, Islamic Center of Northridge, CA

Imam Malik Mujahid, SoundVision, Burma Task Force

Shaykh Furhan Zubairi, Institute of Knowledge, CA

Shaykh Suleiman Hani, Islamic Center of Detroit, MI

Chaplain Bilal Ansari, Hartford Seminary, Williams College, MA

Ustadha Zainab Ansari, Tayseer Seminary, TN

Ameer Esedullah Uygur, Ummah Uyghur Awareness Coalition

Hena Zuberi, Justice For All, Muslimmatters.org

Shaykh Hasib Noor, The Legacy Institute

Ashfaq Taufique, Birmingham Islamic Society, AL

Imam Yaser Birjas, Valley Ranch Islamic Center, TX

Imam Khalid Fattah Grigg, Community Mosque of Winston-Salem, NC

Zahra Billoo, CAIR-SF, CA

Ameer Mustapha Elturk, Islamic Organization of North America (IONA),

Imam Muhammad Abdul Jabbar, Muslim Center of Long Island, NY

Jenny Yanez MSW, Jefferson Muslim Association, LA

Imam Abu Qadir Al-Amin, San Francisco Muslim Community Center, CA

Dr. Sayed Moustafa al-Qazwini, Islamic Educational Center of Orange County, CA

Imam Mohamed Magid, VA

Sayyid M. Syeed, Islamic Society of North America

Shaykh Abdel Hamid, Noor Al Islam Society, NY

Dr Omar Shahin, Graduate Theological Foundation & North American Imams Federation (NAIF)

Khidr Nassam Bamba, Masjid Taqwa Bronx, NY

Dr. Hamud Al-Silwi, Bronx Muslim Center, NY

Imam Faisal Ahmad, The Fiqh & Dawah Center of America, NY

Adel Elmorsi, The Islamic Center of Morris County, NJ

Imam Ibrahim Atasoy, North East Islamic Community Center, NY

Shaykh AbdurRahman Ahmad , Islamic Center of New England, MA

Omar Kawam, Williams College Muslim Students’ Union, MA

Dr Ossama Bahloul, Islamic Center of Nashville, TN

Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad, Mosque Without Borders

Dr Ahmad M. Hemaya, New Haven Islamic Center, CT

Imam Reda A Sallam, Masjid Almostafa, Waterbury, CT

Shaykh Hani Salem, Paradise Hajj & Umrah/Baitulmaal

Imam ibn Al-Saeed Fouad Al-Balawi, ICNEO, OH

Imam Taha Hassane, Islamic Center of San Diego, CA

Imam Imad Enchassi, ISGOC, CA

Imam Tamer Abdelaziz, Islamic Society of Northern Wisconsin, WI

Imam Ibrahim Ezghair, Clear Lake Islamic Center, TX

Basem Hamid, Wasat Institute, Shadow Creek Muslim Community Center, TX

Imam Fateen Seifullah, Masjid As Sabur, NV

Shaykh Abdeljalil Mezgouri, Islamic Center of San Diego, CA

Mohamad Adam El Sheikh, Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center, North American Imams Federation

Abdul Jebrin, Muslim American Society

Haj Dawoud S Abdullah, Islamic Cultural Center of Niagara Falls, NY

Imam Nadim Ali, Community Masjid of Atlanta, GA

Imam Ayman Soliman, AIC Masjid, IL

Imam Amr Dabour, Bay County Islamic Society, FL

Imam Amin Azim, Islamic Center of Yakima, WA

Imam Hussein Nasser, IL

Dr Yunus Adetunji Fasasi, Islamic Community of Puerto Rico, PR

Imam Mohamed Musa, IL

Moustafa Kamel, West Coast Islamic Center, CA

Wafaa Wahabi, AMC Everett Masjid, WA

Dr Mohammad Siddiqi, Kalamazoo Islamic Center, MI

Imam Obair Katchi, Islamic Society of Corona-NorCo, CA

Shaykh Abdelmoniem Elamin, Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center, VA

Abdallah Ddumba, Justice for All, Burma Task Force

Imam Azfar Uddin, Islamic Foundation North, IL

Mawlana Bilal Ali Ansari, Khalil Center, IL

Isam Zaiem, CAIR-Ohio

Imam Abdelghader Ould Siyam, Islamic Association of Cincinnati, OH

Ahmad Banna, MACE Islamic Center, OH

Imam Ashraf Ibrahim, Omar Islamic Center, MN

Mahgiub El-Arabi, Al-Umma Center of Santa Clarita Valley, CA

Naveed Ahmed, Helping Hand for Relief and Development; ICNA

Sheik Housein, Islamic Society of Washington Area, MD

Mohammed Saber Odeh, Mizquita Al Farouq, PR

Amir Al Hajj Khalid Samad, The International Council For Peace, Justice And Empowerment

Rudwan Abu-rumman, Anne Arundel County Muslim Council. MD

Shaykh Suhail Mulla, Islamic Society West Valley, CA

Dr Imam Khalid Nasr, Islamic Center of New England, MA

Imam Abdelsalam Abounar, Dareleman Educational Center, TX

Kadeer Ainiwaer, Ummah Uyghur Awareness Coalition

Salih Hudayar, East Turkistan National Awakening Movement

Zainab Chaudry, CAIR- Maryland

Waheedah Muhammad, CAIR-Kentucky

Ibrahim Sheikh, Islamic Society of Annapolis, MD

Imam Mohamed Elagami, Elhedaya Islamic Society, TX

Imam Ismail Bryant, National Amirate of Baytul Khaliq, NJ

Mahmoud Shalash, Islamic Center of Lexington, KY

Shaikh Joe Bradford, Houston Muslim Community, TX

Waqas Syed, Islamic Circle of North America

Yusuf Hanif, Dawah Brings Faith

Babatunde Ibrahim Tiamiyu, DeenUp Athletics

Imam Abdullah Sahin

Daoud Nassimi, Professor of Religion, NOVA Community College, VA

Imam Ismail Fenni, Yusuf Mosque, MA

Nihad Awad, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)

Imam Asif Hirani, Worcester Islamic Center, MA

Imam Adil Khan, ICCL – Islamic Community Center of Laurel, MD

Imam Mahmoud Harmoush, Islamic Center of Riverside, CA

Imam Obair Katchi, Islamic Society of Corona, Norco,CA

Imam Djilali Kacem, Ph.D, Dar-Aljalal Masjid, MO

Imam Ali M Bagegni, Ph.D, Northwest Islamic Center, MO

Imam Eldin Susa, St Louis Islamic Center Masjid Nur, MO

Dr Dris Djermoun, Islamic Council of New England, MA

Imam Ahmad H Durrani, Masjid Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, MO

Shaykh Saleh Saleh, Imam Council of Metro St. Louis, MO

Imam Abdur-Rahim Ali, Northeast Denver Islamic Center, CO

Imam M. A. Azeez, Tarbiya Institute, CA

Chaplain Nada El-Alami, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MA

Hasan Hammad, Islamic Society of Baltimore, MD

Dr. Ed Tori, Islamic Society of Baltimore, MD

Shaykh Tarik Ata, Orange County Islamic Foundation, CA

Zahid Bukhari, ICNA Council for Social Justice (CSJ)

Ismet Akcin, Islamic Society of Baltimore, MD

Saleem Ahmad, Baltimore County Muslim Council, MD

Adileh Sharieff, Islamic Center of Maryland, MD

Amin Ezzeddine, MAS Maryland

Saqib Ali, Former State Delegate Maryland

Jameel Aalim-Johnson, Prince George’s County Muslim Council, MD

Yusufi Vali, Islamic Society of Boston, MA

Imam Johari Abdul-Malik Ibn Seale, Muslim Society of Washington, DC

Mohamed Helmy, Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center, VA

Nasser Saleh, Al Firdaus Jinnaza Service, VA

Hossein Gosl, Dar Al Hijrah, VA

Mirvais Ayubi, Dar Al Hijrah, VA

Kuzzat Altay, Uyghur Entrepreneurs Network

Rafi Uddin Ahmed, Muslim Association of Virginia, Dar Al Noor Islamic Center, VA

Shaykh Omar Suleiman, Yaqeen Institute, TX

Khalid M. Mirza, Muslim Communities Association of South Florida, FL

Naveed Alvi, Chino Valley Islamic Center, CA

Mohamed Almasmari, Muslim Unity Center, MI

Chaplain Saffet A. Catovic, Drew University, NJ

Muhammad Farooq, Islamic Center of Northern Virginia Trust, VA

Shaykh Ismet Akcin, Islamic Society of Baltimore, MD

If you are a Scholar, Imam, an organizational or a Masjid leader and would like to sign the statement ,please do so here

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