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Protest Musharraf at the Meyerhoff

Tuesday, 29 September 2009
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

The Meyerhoff has done it again! In previous years, they hosted war criminal Madeleine Albright and Islam-hater Salman Rushdie as part of their annual Baltimore Speakers Series. This year, they honor former Pakistani dictator General Pervez Musharraf.

Why Protest?

* Musharraf helped "disappear" many innocents to Guantanamo, where they (including child prisoners) were held under horrific conditions, tortured, and abused.

* He ordered the demolition of numerous mosques, from which he feared opposition (this was usually instrumented by Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq, then Minister of Religious Affairs).

Among the masajid demolished by the “good” General:

Masjid Ibne-Abbas (Archard Road, Islamabad)
Masjid Ameer Hamza (Murree Road, Islamabad)
Masjid Umar Bin Abdul Aziz (Police Colony, Islamabad)
Masjid Aamna (Shakar Parian, Islamabad)
Masjid Syyedna Ali (Nai Kacherian, Islamabad)
Masjid Umar (Near Chaudhary Plaza, G-8 Markaz, Islamabad)
Masjid Ameer Hamza (F-10/3 Sector, Islamabad)

(Source: New Trend Magazine)

(Pretext for demolition: usually "illegal construction" or "security risk.")

* Musharraf is the only Pakistani general to call out 10,000 troops against a major, functioning masjid.

Under his orders, the Red Mosque and Jamia Hafsa Women's Seminary (both in Islamabad) were first besieged by tanks and heavy artillery, then stormed by his elite U.S. trained-commandos.

Over 150 people (by very conservative estimate) were killed in the Lal Masjid massacre. Many of these were young women who'd studied in the madressa. Musharraf’s army also issued a shoot-to-kill order against journalists during the siege.

For these, and other war crimes, Musharraf ought to be tried--not honored at the Meyerhoff!

We call on all people of conscience to peacefully picket outside the Meyerhoff while Musharraf is speaking.

Location:
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD