Contact:          Sharin Chiorazzo,(201)951-6919 
                  abufkheida@maktoob.com
 
                  David Wilson,(212)674-9499
                  freefarouk@yahoo.com

FOR RELEASE:      Immediately

MEMORIAL MEETING FOR PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST:  A celebration of 

the life of Farouk Abdel-Muhti, who died July 21, 2004, 100 days after 

being released from a post-September 11, 718-day, federal detention later 

deemed unconstitutional. Speakers at this public event include the lead 

attorney in Abdel-Muhti's case, Shane Kadidal of the Center for 

Constitutional Rights, activist lawyer Lynne Stewart and Amy Goodman of 

WBAI/Pacifica Network's Democracy Now.  6-9 pm at SEIU Local 1199 

Auditorium, 310 W 43 St. between 8th and 9th Ave., Manhattan.  For more 

information call 212-674-9499.

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      Committee for the Release of Farouk Abdel-Muhti

PO Box 20587, Tompkins Square Station, New York, NY 10009

      Phone: 212-674-9499 * Email freefarouk@yahoo.com

  Websites: www.freefarouk.org * freefarouk.netfirms.com

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