[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18948]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    SENATE RESOLUTION 272--PRAISING MUSLIM-AMERICAN PHYSICIANS WHO 
    CONDEMNED RECENT ATTEMPTED TERRORIST ACTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

  Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Hagel) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 272

       Whereas in early July 2007, acts of terrorism were 
     attempted at Glasgow Airport and in London;
       Whereas early indications suggest that Muslim physicians 
     allegedly were responsible for the attempted acts of 
     terrorism;
       Whereas thousands of Muslim-American physicians living and 
     practicing in the United States are an important and welcome 
     component of American society;
       Whereas Muslim-American physicians, through the Islamic 
     Medical Association of North America, publicly stated that 
     the association ``condemns in the strongest terms the attack 
     on Glasgow Airport, the attempted attack in London; and all 
     attacks by which innocent people are killed or harmed in any 
     manner and all attacks that result in destruction of the 
     property of innocent people''; and
       Whereas the Islamic Medical Association of North America 
     further stated, ``Such attacks, regardless of whether or not 
     they have been perpetrated by physicians, are against the 
     most basic teachings of our religion, Islam, and are contrary 
     to the very basic principles of our profession, regardless of 
     religion or creed. Suicide is also strictly prohibited in 
     Islam.'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) condemns the recent attempted attacks in the United 
     Kingdom;
       (2) commends the Islamic Medical Association of North 
     America for swift, clear, and public denunciation of the 
     attacks;
       (3) encourages Muslim voices in the United States and 
     abroad to continue speaking out against terrorism; and
       (4) condemns bigotry and acts of violence against any 
     American, including Arab-Americans and Muslim-Americans.

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