Take Action!
Take Action!
 The first and most important action we need
is your prayers (dua).
"Oh Allah, we place You
before them and we take refuge in You from their evil."
Arabic transliteration is: "Allaahumma, innaa naj'alaka fee
nuhoorihim, wa naoothu bika min shuroorihim."
Contact Alabama Governor Bob Riley to thank him for his
support in allowing religious and medical exemptions in the
driver's license photograph policy. Keep it short (no more than
four lines).
Governor's Office Mailing
Address
Governor Bob Riley
State Capitol
600 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Governor's Office Telephone
Numbers
| Switchboard: |
334-242-7100 |
| Fax: |
334-353-0004 |
Email the Governor's Office
Click here to e-mail the
Governor's Office
Sample "thank
you" letter:
| Thank
you for supporting religious freedom in Alabama by having
the Department of Public Safety change its driver's
license photograph policy to allow for religious and
medical accommodation. |
Register to
vote online at: Capitol Advantage.
REASONS WHY MUSLIMS SHOULD VOTE:
- Supporting accommodation of
Islamic religious requirements in the workplace and in
schools
- Creating a safe and drug-free
environment for families
- Challenging discrimination
and stereotyping
- Encouraging foreign and
domestic policies that are based on justice
- Deciding how your tax dollars
are used
WHO MAY REGISTER TO VOTE?
To be eligible to vote, a person:
- Must be a citizen of the
United States
- Must live in the state where
he/she is registering
- Must be at least 18 years old
by the date of the next general election
- Must not claim the right to
vote in any other state
To learn more, go to http://www.nass.org/electioninfo/electioninfo.html and select your state in the drop-down
menu.
See CAIR's Election Updates at http://www.cair-net.org and also subscribe to MegaVote (Congress.org).
Write your local newspaper
to express your support for Muslim women's right to fully
practice Islam. Letters to the editor should be less than 200
words in length and should express a single point.
- Alabama Online (al.com) hosts
newspapers in Brimingham, Mobile, Huntsville and
Montgomery. Click here to go to their opinion section
(with links to submit letters to the editor).
- The US Newspaper List is a good online resource for finding local
newspapers. Most newspapers have links to facilitate
letters to the editor submissions in their opinion
sections.
- Click here for tips on writting letters to
the editor.
- Click
here to read
published letters about this issue. (NEW!)
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