**** Press Statement ****
- For Immediate Release -
(Urbana-Champaign, IL 3/15/2006) The Muslim Students Association and Council on American-Islamic Relations at UIUC have been at the forefront of organizing constructive initiatives aimed at educating and engaging the academic and local community on matters of Islam and working against Islamophobia.
The Illini Media Company’s decision to dismiss Acton Gorton was an internal decision completely separate from the work of MSA and CAIR. MSA and CAIR have never specifically sought an apology, dismissal, nor any curtailment on the right to free speech.
We continue our work in coalition building and open dialogue on a common platform opposed to all forms of hatred; we hope to continue to educate each other that all religious figures are worthy of dignity and respect regardless of faith.
Contact:
- Muslim Students Association
- Council on American-Islamic Relations-UIUC
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