Saturday, March 31, 2007

Dear Elder Cousins of the Jewish Community,Thankyou very much for your help, support and solidarity.

Dear friends and Elder Cousins of the Jewish Community,
Thankyou very much for your help, support and solidarity.
I have been running an ACLU office from my home and returning calls without sleep. I was thinking of waiting till tommorrow to write this flowery, eloquent "thankyou" letter. But, my conscience wanted to thankyou and tell you how I felt from the bottom of my heart without any sham or drama. So, I will write a short note to tell you " I love you all and I love OLYMPIA !"

It was very touching and moving to see that y'all sacrificed your precious evening to sit through the dirty propaganda. Specifically, what was deploring was the invocation of the holocaust images to justify their hate propaganda. I am very sorry that you all had to sit through those terrible images, that were playing with emotions, for the vilification and dehumanization of the muslims. The healing soft words that you used to try to close the wounds opened by the nasty images were very much appreciated. The FRIDAY SERMON today included a special reference and prayer for all of you who helped so much and have so much sensitivity and sensiblity.

We would like to re-iterate that we hate violence, have condemned it and shall continue to do so. The Muslim community is committed to participating in all non-violent, pacifist actions and with some encouragement, and providing of a safe place to talk , shall be happy to participate en masse in your meetings, conversations and dialogues.

Many of y'all echoed what we felt- that it is time to have a "Jewish Muslim Compassionate Listening group" meeting just to talk about how we felt during and after this wretched, miserable piece of hate propaganada of the neo-nazi, right-wingers. What do you say ? When ? Where ? (masjid is okay this time or the synagogue; wherever, just soon enough !)

In closing, I would like to have a quote from each of you who attended, to include in a collage of pictures and reporting- (amongst many that I met and hugged- forgive me if I don't enumerate all the names, but be sure to send me your quote about the movie, or how you felt at the end, any flaws that you saw etc. )
Bob Reuben, Larry Hildes, Karen Weill, Toby and Jim Shulruff, Eden and many many more !
I have so many pictures to share with you all ! They have come out so good !

Y'all are the good -guys ! You are troopers !
You know what - PEACE ROCKS !
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I remain,
Yours Sincerely,
Muhammad Ayub
http://www.compassionatelistening.org/
http://www.peta.org/
http://www.nonviolence.org/
http://olyfor.org/wordpress/about-us/
http://www.codepink4peace.org/
http://www.veteransforpeace.org/
http://www.womeninblack.net/

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