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11/01/07 Martin Fisher
www.ChristianAction.org 434-237-8201

CAN To Distribute 7,000 Brochures Asking Charlotte Residents To Remove “Sheikh Gilani Lane” From Its Streets and Maps

FOREST, VA -- CAN President, Martin Mawyer, said his organization will distribute 7,000 brochures to residents and businesses in Charlotte County, VA demanding the county remove a road sign, “Sheikh Gilani Lane,” honoring a known international terrorist of that name.

The road sign is erected at the entrance of an Islamic community in Red House called “Muslims of America” and honors their leader, Sheikh Mubarak Ali Gilani who lives in Pakistan.

The brochure will cite an official law enforcement report that clearly states: “Gilani is now known as an international terrorist.”

The report titled “Jamaat ul-Fuqra: Gilani Followers Conducting Paramilitary Training in U.S.,” had been distributed recently to law enforcement leaders by the U.S. Department of Justice.
In addition, the report states:

“Over the past two decades, a terrorist group known as Jamaat ul-Fuqra, or ‘Community of the Impoverished,’ has been linked to multiple murders, bombings, and various other felonies throughout the United States and Canada.”

CAN President, Martin Mawyer, said, “It is a disgrace and dishonor for residents of Virginia to have a road sign, that also appears on the officials maps of our great state, honoring a known terrorist. This road sign must be removed.”

The brochure is scheduled to be mailed this week and will reach every home, business, civic club, church and government official in the county of Charlotte.

Christian Action Network has been lobbying Charlotte County supervisors since last November to remove the offensive road sign. In February the group held a public demonstration in Charlotte Court House demanding the sign be removed.

The brochure, designed to alert and educate county residents about Sheikh Mubarak Gilani and his Muslims of America organization, also cites other government findings.

In 2005, the United States Department of Homeland Security, reported:

“Other predicted possible sponsors of attacks include Jamaat ul-Fuqra, a Pakistani-based group that has been linked to Muslims of America.”

The brochure also quotes Congressman Virgil Goode, whose district encompasses the Red House Muslim camp, as saying: “I would vote against naming a road for Sheikh Gilani, based upon my knowledge of Sheikh Gilani and his background.”

Christian Action Network is a 250,000 member non-profit educational organization based in Forest, VA.