July 4th - Center for Pluralism

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You are invited to join us in Celebrating July 4th at Farragut Park in Washington DC

Did you know, that the Muslim participation in the United States began at the birth of our nation?

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Mike Ghouse Addresses The Nation On July 4th

Becoming One Nation: Celebrating Muslim Contributions and Shared American Values

As we become one with the nation, most of the attitudes towards Muslims, Hispanics, Blacks,, and others will dissipate. What does it take to be one with the nation? We have to be a part of it, and we have to be part of the normal conversation with fellow Americans.

CFP is one of the organizations that has produced an unbelievable number of articles on July 4th and integration. We need your help, please participate and support what we do. We need to start thinking and acting as one people. CFP is not a Muslim organization, it is an organization for all Americans. If others around don’t feel safe, we don’t either. It behooves for us to get out of the shell and be a part of the society.

Thanks to Dr. Frank Islam and great thanks to Farooq Wazir Ali for their support in celebrating July 4th last year at Farragut Park in Washington, DC. Thanks to Dr. Khawaja Nauman Anwar, Dr. Basheer Ahmed, Victor Beg, Dr. Ishrat Hussain, and a few other friends for financially supporting some of our events. We missed public celebration this year but will resume it next year.

PRESS RELEASE

Washington, D.C., Jun 30, 2017 – The Center for Pluralism and its Board of Directors have every reason to be jubilant. Each successive year, they see the vision of the Founding Fathers coming to life, where every American is treated with dignity and respect.

Mike Ghouse, President of the Center said, “We are not a perfect union yet, but a perfect union we will be, as we can continue our efforts to be an inclusive society. The Fourth of July should not simply come and go; we must make it a remarkable day. It should be a great happening to augment National Integration, where Americans of all faiths, or no faith, races, ethnicities, nationalities, political, sexual and other orientations come together to celebrate the oneness of our nation.”

This year the Muslim contributions to America are highlighted. Each one of the Board Members is excited. Dr. Karen Hollie-Thibodeuax, Fatima Argun, Sam Madden, Dana Lankford-Russell and the supporting team members OS Modgil and Ali Azhar Fateh have provided extensive support. The encouragement and long-term support for Pluralism came from Ambassador Sada Cumber, Mr. Farooq Wazir Ali and Professor Emeritus Dr. Harbans Lal who are genuinely committed to a cohesive America.

Muslims have been contributors towards the wellbeing of the United States of America from the very beginning from the declaration of independence on July 4^th, 1776. Not only did they acknowledge the new state, but the treaty signed with Morocco and the United States is one of the oldest operating documents.

Per Wikipedia, Morocco’s Sultan Muhammad III was the first world leader to recognize the sovereignty of the United States followed by Nederland’s Johannes de Graaf and Tipu Sultan of Mysore (India).

According to Dr. Range Gowda, an authority on Tipu Sultan, “That Tipu Sultan had firecrackers going up in Sriranga Patna, his Capital cheering America’s independence. He faced the same enemy that the United States had faced: Lord Cornwallis.”

JOIN THE CELEBRATIONS

What: July 4th Celebrations
Time: 2-4 PM ( right after the end of July 4th Parade at the National Mall
Where: Farragut Square, Washington, D.C. (right across from the Farragut West Metro) 912 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20006

July 4^th means freedom, understanding, and unity. It’s a time to once again reflect on what it means to be an American—the spirit to be creative, generous, and proud to extend a hand. The program will change your relationship between yourself and all other Americans; No American regardless of background will be on sidelines anymore, but a part of the American Story. Let’s come together and celebrate.

Don’t forget to bring your flags and chairs.