In a message dated 11/16/99 8:14:17 PM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << Shedding some light on how the media can twist any story to suit them Our Islamic views are stated below WASHINGTON, DC - 11/16/99) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Washington-based Islamic advocacy group, today issued a statement calling on journalists and commentators to exercise restraint in reporting allegations that a crew member of EgyptAir Flight 990 recited a "prayer" before that plane crashed in the Atlantic. CAIR also offered an outline of some religious phrases that Muslim use on a daily basis. >> ***************************** La hawla wala huwwata, illa billah, Ignorance is a terrible thing. It is common knowledge to muslims that if the Shahada is the last words on a dying muslim's lips, Allah will grant them paradise.May Allah save us from ignorance. Jabou ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------