(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 5/16/23) – Later today, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, along with the Antiwar Committee and Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar Clark plan to host Chief Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, grandson of the late Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the ethnic cleansing or Nakba – of the Palestinian people.
WHAT: 75th Anniversary of the Nakba of the Palestinian people
WHEN/WHERE: Tuesday, May 16, 7.p.m., at the CAIR-MN offices, 2511 East Franklin, Minneapolis, Minn.
CONTACT: CAIR-MN Executive Director Jaylani Hussein, 612-406-0070, [email protected]
BACKGROUNDER:
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Nakba (“Catastrophe” in English), when more than 750,000 Palestinians were ethnically cleansed from their homes on the formation of Israel. Today, there are close to five million Palestinian refugees who continue to demand their Right to Return to the homes and lands from which they were exiled.
To commemorate the Nakba, the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR) and local partners are organizing a U.S. Nakba Day 75 tour, to take place from May 15th – May 20th, 2023, featuring honored guest Chief Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, elected member of the South African National Assembly representing the African National Congress – and grandson of the late Nelson Mandela – as the tour’s keynote speaker.
Sunday, CAIR called on American officials at the United Nations to take part in events today commemorating the 75th anniversary of the “Nakba.”
CAIR-MN’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR-MN es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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