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July 12, 2010

Muslim group drops conference after host backs out

A controversial Muslim group has canceled its annual U.S. conference after a suburban Chicago hotel backed out of hosting the event, the Associated Press reports.

American members of Hizb ut-Tahrir (HIHZ'-buht-ah-tuh-REER') planned to hold the event Sunday at a Marriott hotel in Oak Brook. Conference organizer Ayman Hamed says about 1,000 people were expected.

But he says the hotel sent a cancellation notice and refund without explanation about two weeks ago. The daylong event has drawn protesters in the past.

The group advocates establishing a worldwide Islamic state. Its members don't openly advocate violence, and it isn't considered a terrorist group by the U.S. government.

The hotel didn't respond to calls and e-mails for comment.

Posted by Matthew Hay Brown at 6:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Here is the rest of the story:

Hizb ut-Tahrir Event Canceled -- R.E.A.L Challenges HT at Lincoln Memorial
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/ht-canceled-and-real-challenge/

Posted by: Jeffrey Imm | July 12, 2010 6:42 PM

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About Matthew Hay Brown

Matthew Hay Brown writes and blogs about faith and values in public and private life for The Baltimore Sun. A former Washington correspondent for the newspaper, he has long written about the intersection of religion and politics. He has reported from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, traveling most recently to Syria and Jordan to write about the Iraqi refugee crisis.

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