MUSLIM DEMONSTRATION AT LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE
(23 September 2006)

Tony Blair’s appearance in Manchester for a Labour Party Conference in the G-Mex is due to be greeted by a large-scale demonstration outside Manchester Town Hall at 1pm on Saturday 23 September 2006. The Muslim Association of Britain with co-organisers CND and Stop the War are calling this demonstration to protest against many of the atrocities committed against innocents, particularly the slaughter of children, in war ridden Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq and Lebanon.

Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the demonstration on Saturday as an unprecedented mass mobilization of the Muslim population in Manchester, which numbers 100,000 at present. MAB spokesman, Harris Bokhari, stated, "Blair must know that his actions are not justifiable in the name of freedom, justice and democracy. The thousands of children’s lives that have been lost in these wars is a price that should never have been paid. Nothing can redeem these losses, but we can aim to build a brighter future for people living in these countries."

Soon after the demonstration, MAB will be campaigning to encourage schools across the UK to adopt a child either from Palestine, Iraq or Lebanon so that these children can have the same life opportunities as those living here in the UK.

The Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) have also organised a ‘Regional Day of Commemoration’ on Friday 22nd September wherein mosques across Manchester will remember the thousands of children’s lives lost in Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon in their Friday sermons or Khutbahs. Mosques will be opening their doors to national news cameras to allow the world to see Muslims praying in congregation for the ending of the slaughter of innocent children in other parts of the world. MAB President, Ahmad Sheikh says that ‘praying together creates unity. We want the rest of world to also stand united with us in our hopes and prayers to end world conflict, war and poverty.’

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