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Project SALAM Support and Legal Advocacy for Muslims HomeInventingTerroristsDatabase of CasesAboutProject SALAM BlogDonateSon of MountainsNow Available Rounded Up Book Now AvailableProject Salam Letters to Mr. Obama and Mr. HolderRead Descriptions of Each LetterClick to read full text of each letter February 17, 2009 LetterApril 4, 2009 LetterMay 21, 2009 LetterJuly 8, 2009 LetterNovember 16, 2009 LetterMarch 8, 2010 LetterFebruary 15, 2012 LetterNews & ArticlesBook ReviewsLink to CasesYassin ArefAafia SiddiquiDr. Rafil Dhafir Newburgh 4 Syed Fahad HashmiSami Al-ArianThe Fort Dix 5Other CasesHow to Obtain Medical Records From a FederalPrisonList of Known Prisoners atTerra Haute CMUList of Known Prisoners atMarion CMU Database of CasesInformation on the Albany, NYResolution Asking for Justice for MuslimsMuslim Solidariy Committee BookletVictims of America's Dirty WarsSponsoring Groups: Muslim Solidarity Committee (Yassin Aref & Mohammend Hossain) Free Fahad (Syed Fahad Hasmi) Dhafir Trial (Dr. Rafil Dhafir)Lynne StewartFree the Fort Dix 5Free Betim KaziuFree the Newburgh 4Free Ziyad YaghiRecent EventsSolitary Confinement & Isolation in Federal Prisons: Cruel and Inhuman or Necessary?Stop FBI Repression Against Muslims Philadelphia, 1/25/11Personal Stories of Preemptive Prosecution Part II: A Call to Action! December 10th Forum & Discussion: The Violation of Human RightsMuslim Support Organizations Deplore Convictions of Newburgh 4Rally to Support the Newburgh Four 10/22/10Demonstration Against FBI Raids of Peace Activists Homes, 9/29/10Mobilization For Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, 9/23/10Get on the Bus & Say No to Racism and Bigotry! September 11 Rally Against Anti-Islamic Bigotry and Racism in NYCRally In Support of The Fort Dix 5 Appeal of Convictions to be Filed Tuesday, August 31, 2010, NoonRally and March In Support of Muslims Targeted by Preemptive Prosecution Sunday, July 25, 2010, 1:00 PMRally for Justice for The Newburgh Four July 21, 2010 Bail Denied to the Newburgh 4Read Carl Strock's excellent column about the Newburgh 4, published in the Daily Gazette, June 21, 2010.Prayer Vigil in Support of The Newburgh FourMonday, June 14th, 8:30 A.M.Federal Court House, 300 Quarropas Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601Rally for the Fort Dix FiveTuesday, June 1st, Noon to 1:30 PMVigil in Support of The Newburgh FourFriday, May 28th, 9:30 A.M. to 11 A.M. Federal Court House, 300 Quarropas Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 A Human Rights Rally For Dr. Aafia Siddiqui Thursday, May 6, 2010 Foley Square, New York CityCancelled: Vigil At Federal Courthouse In Albany for Fahad Hashmi Listen here to Fahad Hashmi's brother Faisal explain plea on Democracy Now!Press Coference: The Case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, and The Albany (NY) Resolution on Preemptive ProsecutionsProject SALAM issues Press Release: Amicus Brief Accepted By Court In Support Of Albany “Sting” Defendants, Who Were Preemptively Prosecuted Middle Eastern Studies Program of Syracuse University presents: April 21, 2010Whose justice? Preemptive prosecution in the "War on Terror" Personal Stories of Preemptive Prosecution and FBI Entrapment March 25, 2010 Go directly to the database of defendants Purpose of Project SALAM This web site is devoted to researching and documenting the likelihood that the United States Justice Department’s post-9/11 terrorism-related prosecutions and convictions have included a significant number of Muslims who were in fact innocent of any crime. Other cases were severely overcharged and/or over sentenced. Read more . . . Statement By Muslim Support Groups On Tragedy In Schoharie We are members of the Albany-based Muslim Solidarity Committee, the national Project SALAM (Support And Legal Advocacy for Muslims), and the national Coalition for Civil Freedoms. We grieve with the families and friends Read more . . . SoundCloud interview with Kathy Manley, Esq. regarding Shahed Hussain, the FBI informant and the tragedy in Schoharie, NY. Democracy Now! report on the tragedy in Schoharie, NY and the FBI informant, Shahed Hussain. Learn more about the wrongful prosecution of Yassin Aref by listening to the podcasts, Terror Talk. Project SALAM supporteds the clemancy for these seven prisoners in 2016: Clemency for Yassin Aref Clemency for Khalifa Al-Akili (released) Clemency for Tarik Shah (released) Clemency for Rezwan Ferdaus Clemency for Shahawar Matin Siraj Clemency for Mohammed Saleh Clemency for Mohammed Hossain Find out more about their cases by clicking here Help Khalifa Al-Akili by signing a petition in support of commutation of his sentance Help Tarik Shah by signing a petitionin support of commutation of his sentance The Fort Dix Five Support Committee and Project SALAM invite you to #Justice4FtDix5 Join the Dukas in Court Wednesday, January 6 Hold a Banner vigil - 8:00 AM to 8:45 AM Attend the Appeal Hearing - 9:00 AM Download Media Advisory Mitchell H. Cohen Building & U.S. Courthouse, 4th & Cooper Streets, Camden, New Jersey Who are the Dukas? They are three brothers who Read more . . . Albany County Legislature Issues Proclamation Standing with Our Muslim Neighbors The Fort Dix Five Support Committee and Project SALAM invite you to Hold a Banner for the Dukas Weekly: Wednesdays, December 30 from 3:30 to 5:00 PM Wednesday, January 6 from 8:00 AM to 8:45 AM Join the Dukas in Court at 9:00 AM Mitchell H. Cohen Building & U.S. Courthouse, 4th & Cooper Streets, Camden, New Jersey Who are the Dukas? They are three brothers who Read more . . . Past events . . . The Fort Dix Five Support Committee and Project SALAM Presents An Evening in Support of the Fort Dix Five Saturday, December 12, 2015, 7:00 PM Philadelphia, PA Screenings of two documentary films “The Newburgh Sting” and “Entrapped”Read more . . . Supporters Observe Eleventh Anniversary Of Aref-Hossain Arrests Monday, August 3, 2015 With Rally, Speakers, Dinner, March, And Movie RALLY, SPEAKERS, DINNER: 5:30 pm Masjid As-Salam MosqueMARCH: 6:45 pm to the Linda, 339 Central Avenue, Albany MOVIE: 7:00 p.m. at the Linda, 339 Central Avenue, AlbanyRead more . . . Petition for Tarik ShahTarik’s case is an example of preemptive prosecution: a law enforcement strategy, adopted after 9/11, to target and prosecute individuals or organizations whose beliefs, ideology, or religious affiliations raise security concerns for the government. Support the efforts of Tarik’s family and supporters for commutation of his sentence and sign the petition. . . Read moreInventing TerroristsThe Lawfare of Preemptive Prosecution A study by Project SALAM and National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms. . . Read more Supporters Observe Tenth Anniversary Of Aref-Hossain Arrests Monday, August 4, 2014 With Rally, March, And Staged Reading RALLY: 4:30 pm Washington Ave. Armory, corner of Lark & Washington MARCH: 5:00 pm to the Masjid As-Salam Mosque, READING: 5:30 pm at Masjid As-Salam Mosque, 280 Central Avenue, Albany Read more . . . For information and stories about Muslims and others who have been preemptively prosecuted: Download Project SALAM's booklet - "Victims of America's Dirty Wars." Journey for Justice Presentation Lynne Jackson will speak about last summer's Journey for Justice A 133-mile walk for Yassin Aref in July 2013 Thursday, January 9, 2014 6:30 PM At the Bethlehem Public Library 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar NY 12054Read more . . . Press ConferenceWill Detail Impact Of New Policy About Nsa Surveillance Evidence On Albany “Sting” Case Tuesday, December 3, 11:00 AM 280 Central Avenue, Albany, NY The Muslim Solidarity Committee, Project SALAM, and the Aref-Hossain/Albany chapter of the National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms (NCPCF) invite all media to a press conference on Tuesday, December 3 at 11:00 a.m. at the new section of the Masjid As-Salam, 280 Central Avenue in Albany. Read More . . . Stop the Militerization of The Albany County Sheriff's Department Oppose the Acquisition of an MRAP Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Classification One vehicle Speak out at the Albany County Legislature on Thursday, December 5 at 6:15 PM. Read More . . . Rally for Compassionate Release for Lynne Stewart Tuesday, October 9, 2013 Noon at the Federal Building 1 Clinton Avenue, Albany, NY Read more . . . Would you like to volunteer? Email Lynne Jackson at [email protected] or Jeanne Finley at [email protected] You are Cordially Invited to Hear Lynne Jackson speak about the Journey for Justice — A 133-mile walk for Yassin Aref Wednesday, September 18, 2013 6:00 PM Dinner — 7:00 PM Presentation 85 Chestnut Street, Albany, NY 12210Read more . . . Veterans Will End Fasts on August 4 at Albany Mosque 7:15 PM, Sunday, August 4 Masjid As-Salam, 280 Central Avenue Everyone is invited to attend, read more . . . Journey for Justice Walk from Albany to Binghamton, July 12 to July 23 Yassin Aref holds his youngest daughter during a rare prison visit. A Victim of Mistaken Identity Sign a petition to the judge in Yassin Aref's appeal. Come to a Rally and March for Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain on Friday, July 12 at 6:00 PM at the Masjid As-Salam The Journey for Justice will deliver the petition by walking from Albany, New York to the judge's home court in Binghamton, New York. Quick Links to: Please sign the Petition for Yassin Aref - A Case of Mistaken Identity Come to the Rally and March - Friday, July 12, 6:00 PM, Albany, NY Journey for Justice - Deliver petition to home court of the judge by walking from Albany to Binghamton, NY Notes on conditions of the walk Become a walk sponsor Walk Route - List of beginning and ending locations for each day, July 12 to July 23 Information about what walkers should bring Press packet and suporting documents Follow the Journey for Justice on the blog Follow the Journey for Justice on twitter Read media reports on the appeal motion and the Journey for Justice Read Yassin Aref's 2255 Petition Preemptive Prosecutions Targeting Muslims Was Not the Beginning Bradley Manning is Not The End The War on Due Process Before & After 9/11 Sunday, June 9, 2013 • 5:30 to 7:30 pm At the Unitarian Church of Staten Island, 312 Fillmore Street, Staten Island, NY 10301. Free and open to to the public. Read more . . . Scapegoated and Buried Alive The NCPCF Campaign To Free Political Prisoners Friday, May 3, 2013 • 3:30 to 5:30 pm in front of the U.S. Department of Justice950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Washington, DC Support our Muslim sisters as they protest how the Justice Department turned their relatives into political prisoners and buried them alive in federal prisons. Read more . . . Victoria Brittain author of Shadow Lives: The Forgotten Women of the War on Terror Victoria Brittan reads from her new book and speaks on the issues. Book signing follows. Thursday, April 11, 2013 7 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church 85 Chestnut Street, Albany, Free and open to all Read more . . . Vigil outside the court house prior to the Oral Argument for the Appeal of the Newburgh 4 A press conference and vigil will be held outside the court house beginning at 8:30 AM. Monday, November 5 at 10:00 AM at the Federal Court House, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY.The four men from Newburgh, New York, were entrapped in a sting operation by the FBI, and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Read more . . . Read the Report on the CodePink delegation to Pakistan by Joe Lombardo, UNAC co-coordinator. Joe Lombardo describes his trip to Pakistan and his meeting with the Aafia Siddiqui movement in Pakistan. Read Joe Lombardo's report.Civil Rights and Wrongs: Targeting and Entrapment of Muslims and the State of Civil Liberties Today Vegetarian and vegan lasagna dinner, Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 6:00 PM at 85 Chestnut Street, Albany. Read more . . . Senate Hearing on Solitary Confinement The Missing Piece By Melva Underbakke In June of 2012, the first ever and long over due hearing on solitary confinement was held in front of the Senate Judicial Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Read more . . . Carl Strock, of the Daily Gazette, wrote "Albany cops probe Muslims and friends" on September 2, 2012: Here is a situation to think about regarding the monitoring and profiling of Muslims, or the war on terror, or whatever you want to call it. About a week and a half ago two Albany men active in defending the rights of Muslims — Steve Downs, a retired state lawyer, and Shamshad Ahmad, read more . . . The Albany Speech Police by Stephen Downs On August 21, 2012 I had my first encounter with the Albany Speech Police. I was hosting lunch in an Albany, New York restaurant with Dr. Shamshad read more . . . Watch slideshow of Candlelight March and Dinner on YouTube Read media reports on Candlelight March and Inter-faith Dinner In Support of Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain Download Fact Sheet on the Yassin Aref/Mohammed Hossain Case here Candlelight March and Inter-faith Dinner In Support of Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 7:00 PM The candlelight march will begin at Townsend Park and end at the Masjid As-Salam, 278 Central Avenue, Albany. Read more . . . Download Fact Sheet on the Yassin Aref/Mohammed Hossain Case here People's Summit in Chicago Workshop: The Post-9/11 Targeting of Muslims: Naming the Victims, Naming the Repression presented by Lynne Jackson and Cathy Callan. Read more and viewlinks to reports. . . ALBANY GROUPS DECRY SURVEILLANCE OF MUSLIMS IN ALBANY AND IN THREE STATES The Muslim Solidarity Committee of Albany; Project SALAM (Support And Legal Advocacy for Muslims, http://www.projectsalam.org), based in Albany; and the University at Albany Muslim Student Association strongly protest surveillance of Muslim students by the NYPD. The Associated Press has revealed that from 2006–2009, the New York Police Department was carrying out illegal surveillance of Muslim students . . . Read more Current Events:Attend the trial of Ziyad Yaghi Monday, September 19 - New Bern, North Carolina Innocent Muslims are being targeted and convicted for crimes they have not committed. On September 19, 2011, a trial is scheduled to take place in New Bern, North Carolina––that accuses a number of individuals of terrorism, including twenty-one-year-old Ziyad Yaghi. We believe that only by observing these trials can fair-minded people decide whether the trials are just and the defendants guilty or innocent. . . . Read and download complete letter asking people to attend the trial . . . Arts Against Repression Friday, August 5, 2011 7th Anniversay Commemoration of the Arrests of Yassin Aref & Mohammed Hossain In Solidarity with all Victims of Preemptive Prosecution GATHER: 5:30 pm Masjid As-Salam Mosque, 278 Central Avenue, Albany MARCH: 6:15pm to Grand Street Community Arts (GSCA) 68 Grand Street PERFORMANCES: 7-10 PM at GSCA featuring: Taina Asili & Gaetano Vaccaro of the Banda Rebelde, Antoine Dowdell, NYC jazz musician and brother of prisoner Tarik Shah, Sybil Allyson & Roots of Change with Roger Mock Read more . . . To catch a Terrorist The FBI hunts for the enemy within By Petra Bartosiewicz, Harper's Magazine, August, 2011 In June 2008, I attended a meeting in Albany organized by the FBI and designed to quell the growing fury over the arrest and prosecution of two local Mus lim immig r ant s , Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain. The previous year Aref and Hossain, both leaders at a local mosque, had been sentenced to fifteen years in federal prison in connection with their role in a terrorism scheme that the press had dubbed the Albany “missile plot.” Read the rest . . . 'Little Gitmo' By Christopher S. Stewart, Published Jul 10, 2011 in New York Magazine When an upstate imam named Yassin Aref was convicted on a suspect terrorism charge, he was sent to a secretive prison denounced by civil libertarians as a Muslim quarantine. Read the article online at New York Magazine, published on July 10, 2011 Just Published - "Victims of Ameria's Dirty Wars" "Victims of America's Dirty Wars" begins with the story of the FBI’s infamous COINTELPRO program of the 1960s, which targeted the Black Power and anti-war movements, and ends with the government’s attack on and repression of innocent Muslims in particular, but also peace activists, civil rights proponents, union organizers, environmentalists, animal rights advocates, and immigrant communities after 9/11. The story shows how the last decade has seen a dramatic increase in profiling read more . . .Entrapment or Foiling Terror? FBI’s Reliance on Paid Informants Raises Questions about Validity of Terrorism Cases Democracy Now! half-hour program. See the video - read the transcript. United National Peace March to Mosque The United National Peace Conference concluded with a solidarity march to the Albany Mosque. The activists marched in support of our Muslim brothers and sisters who have been charged, found guilty and are serving jail terms for terrorism. The cases of the Albany 2, the Fort Dix 5 and Lynne Stewart were brought to light during the rally. The peace groups reiterated their opposition to the preemptive prosecution techniques used by the FBI. It was a moving conclusion to an inspiring weekend. Muslim Solidarity Handbook Published The Muslim Solidarity Committee in Albany, New York (supporting Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain) has now become the local “chapter” of Project SALAM. But the committee was founded in October 2006, and Project SALAM grew directly out of the committee’s four-year advocacy for Aref and Hossain. Here is a history of the Muslim Solidarity Committee, written for the United National Peace Conference in Albany on July 23–25, 2010, in the form of a downloadable booklet. Read about who we are, why we began, the background of the Aref-Hossain case, other Muslim prosecutions in Albany, and the committee’s activities year by year––and use it as a handbook for Muslim justice in your own community. Read Carl Strock's excellent column about the Newburgh 4, published in the Daily Gazette, June 21, 2010. The Albany City Council Passes the Resolution Asking for Justice for Muslims! Read reports on this historic report and watch a video of the event. On Monday, April 5, the Albany, NY City Council passed a resolution entitled: "RESOLUTION URGING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO REVIEW THE CONVICTIONS OF MUSLIMS WHO WERE “PREEMPTIVELY PROSECUTED” TO ENSURE THEIR FAIR TREATMENT UNDER THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS" Preemptive Prosecution Case Summaries ReadProject SALAM's newest analysis of preemptive prosecution Preemptive Prosecution Amicus Brief Project SALAM asked for permission to file the first Amicus (Friend of the Court) brief in the case of Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain, Muslims entrapped by the FBI in Albany, New York. Click here to read the papers Project SALAM filed. Read about Shamshad Ahmad's new book on the Aref/Hossian FBI sting and entrapment case, "Rounded Up, Artificial Terrorists and Muslim Entrapment after 9/11" See the new review of Rounded Up featured on Truthout.org. Click here to sign Seventh Letter to President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder (Please note: the petition is hosted by iPetitions. No donation is necessary to sign the petition) Please sign the seventh letter to President Obama and Attorney General Holder. This letter requests that the Justice Department deal with the serious issues of misconduct and illegal behavior in which the Justice Department has been engaged, including the failure of the Office of Professional Responsibility to discipline lawyers such as Yoo, Bybee, and Bradbury who committed serious professional misconduct in authorizing torture, and the Offices failure to discipline lawyers who fail to disclose exculpatory information (the Stevens case). Also discussed is the failure of the Department of Justice to take appropriate action in the cases of the CIA Agents convicted in Italy; the failure to turn over exculpatory information in the Samueli and Ruehle cases; the dismissal of charges in the Blackwater prosecution; the “loss” of 22 million emails from the White House; the cover-up of prisoner murders at Guantanamo; the manufacturing of emergencies to by-pass warrant requirements; the continuing torture program of the Obama Administration; the killing of Imam Luquman Ameen Abdullah, and the implementation of the Total Information Awareness system in violation of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Please add your signature as well. The truth is coming out about how the Bush Administration broke the law, lied about it, and covered it up on a massive scale. We know that justice was twisted and that innocent Muslim were convicted as a result. Soon the whole world will know. Please be part of this effort to force the Obama Administration to address the injustices that stain our nation's honor. The site is maintained by Lynne Jackson of Jackson's Computer Services