This year, Easter was a powerful metaphor for the anniversary we celebrated on the same day last Sunday. April 12 was also a turning point in Farouk's struggle, one which could well be described as a man who laid down his life for others emerging from a tomb.

Press conference and rally of supporters of Khalil Gibran International Academy (KGIA) outside the Department of Education in Manhattan.

A young Japanese American filmmaker gets involved in the struggle to free a Palestinian activist from Homeland Security detention.

LIFTING OUR LAMPS

Interfaith Vigil for Immigrant Detainees

Bergen County Jail

December 2, 2007

LIFTING OUR LAMPS
Interfaith Vigil for Immigrant Detainees
Bergen County Jail
December 2, 2007

Religious leaders and community members are coming together to express concerns about detention conditions of immigrants at Bergen County Jail and in New Jersey County Jails that hold immigrants.

We will be calling for a "community accountability board" as a mechanism to provide meaningful oversight that is needed for safe and humane conditions in New Jersey immigration detention facilities.

On Monday, supporters of Khalil Gibran International Academy (KGIA) held a rally outside the Department of Education. Many members of the press (including Fox News) squeezed into the tight space allotted by the NYPD for the demonstration. The speeches focused on setting the media and public straight about how KGIA will foster understanding of the Arab language and culture, and how desperately the school is needed to educate ambassadors who can one day overcome the bigotry and ignorance displayed by the backlash against the school and its principal, Debbie Almontaser.

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