*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* { Sila lawat Laman Hizbi-Net - http://www.hizbi.net } { Hantarkan mesej anda ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED] } { Iklan barangan? Hantarkan ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] } *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* PAS : KE ARAH PEMERINTAHAN ISLAM YANG ADIL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FRENCH CONSULATE IN CHICAGO AGREES TO HIJAB Second French citizen in U.S. being denied her religious rights by Atlanta consulate (WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/12/2000) - CAIR announced today that a Muslim woman has reached an agreement with officials at France's consulate in Chicago, Ill., that would allow her to wear a religiously- mandated headscarf in a passport photo. (CAIR also reports that a second French citizen is being denied a similar accommodation by the French consulate in Atlanta, Ga. See below.) On April 5, CAIR reported that Dalila Benameur, a resident of Illinois, wished to renew her passport but was denied that right when she refused to remove or alter her scarf to meet the demands of a consulate official. CAIR requested that an exemption be granted based on the internationally-recognized right to religious freedom. "We are pleased that Ms. Benameur will be allowed to maintain her religious rights. We also thank the many Muslims who contacted the consulate to express their concerns," said CAIR Board Chairman Omar Ahmad. Ahmad added the attitude of French officials in Chicago could set a precedent that would allow all female Muslim passport applicants to wear headscarves. The value of such a precedent is demonstrated by the case of a second French citizen in the U.S. who came forward saying she too was denied a passport by the French consulate in Atlanta, Ga., because of her Islamic attire. The woman tells CAIR that officials at the Atlanta consulate advised her to get a Moroccan passport. (The woman is of Moroccan origin, but is a naturalized French citizen.) CAIR is requesting a religious exemption similar to that granted to the Illinois woman. ACTION REQUESTED: (As always, be FIRM, but POLITE. Hostile comments can be used to harm the image of the American Muslim community.) CONTACT the French Consulate in Atlanta to request that they too grant a religious exemption for passport photos. Contact: Jean-Paul Monchau Consul General Consulate of France Suite 2800, Marquis Two Tower 285 Peachtree Center Avenue Atlanta, GA 30303 TEL: 404-522-4226 FAX: 404-880-9408 E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] COPY TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.consulatfranceatlanta.org/ _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ( Melanggan ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body : SUBSCRIBE HIZB) ( Berhenti ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body: UNSUBSCRIBE HIZB) ( Segala pendapat yang dikemukakan tidak menggambarkan ) ( pandangan rasmi & bukan tanggungjawab HIZBI-Net ) ( Bermasalah? Sila hubungi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pengirim: "Ali Zulfakar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>