[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 25, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1428]
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                     HONORING IMAM W. DEEN MOHAMMED

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 25, 2001

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Imam W. Deen 
Mohammed for work to promote peace and Justice in the Islamic 
community. Mr. Mohammed is the current President of the Muslim American 
Society.
  In 1992, Imam W. Deen Mohammed was the first Muslim to deliver an 
invocation on the floor of the United States Senate. In addition, he 
was invited to participate in the Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies and 
offered a prayer at those ceremonies. In 1995, the World Conference on 
Religion and Peace selected Mohammed as International President of 
their organization.
  Imam W. Deen Mohammed is a recipient of the Luminosa Award from the 
Focolare Movement for his promotion of peace and inter-religious 
dialogue. In 1997, President Bill Clinton appointed Mohammed to the 
Religious Advisory Council within the State Department. Mohammed has 
also worked to establish a genuine dialogue with leaders of 
Christianity, Judaism, Islam and other faiths in his promotion of 
universal human excellence.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish to honor Imam W. Deen Mohammed for his efforts in 
support of human excellence. I urge my colleagues to join me in wishing 
him many more years of continued success.

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