Saturday, February 20, 2010, 6:30 PM, Hyatt Regency North Dallas, 701 East Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75081
Join us for the Muslim Legal Fund of America’s Annual Benefit Dinner and listen to an award-winning investigative journalist share her captivating journey to Islam. Yvonne Ridley is an award-winning investigative journalist from the United Kingdom. She was arrested by the Taliban while she was covering the US war in Afghanistan. She was released after 10 days and kept a promise she made to one of her captors that she would read the Quran and learn about Islam. About 30 months after her release, she converted to Islam and became an outspoken defender of Islam, Muslim causes and human rights all over the world.
Ms. Ridley authored two books, Into the Hands of the Taliban and Ticket to Paradise, and recently finished a documentary on Prisoner 650, the only known female prisoner held at the notorious Bagram prison in Afghanistan (known as the “Abu Ghraib of Afghanistan” by human rights activists). Ms. Ridley’s interviews include eye-witness accounts claiming Prisoner 650 is Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a beneficiary of MLFA’s charitable work. Ms. Ridley is an avid supporter of MLFA and has spoken at MLFA events in major cities across America.
The Muslim Legal Fund of America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization that supports legal cases impacting the Muslim community. This support includes financial support (made possible through your generous donations) as well as logistical support. MLFA also maintains a database of attorneys who agree to reduce their legal fees for members of the Muslim community who are facing legal challenges. Donations to MLFA are tax-deductible and zakat-eligible.
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