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Evening of Inspiration. |
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SAMI YUSUF, “ISLAM’S BIGGEST ROCK STAR,” TO PERFORM IN BENEFIT CONCERTS IN MAJOR U.S. CITIES
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Please visit, http://www.irw.org/inspiration/index.htm
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Islamic Relief is bringing the highly popular Evening of Inspiration benefit concert to the United States once again, after performing to sold-out venues in its inaugural tour last year. The concerts will feature British singing sensation Sami Yusuf, who TIME Magazine online has dubbed “Islam’s biggest rock star” and whose “songs of peace elicit Beatle-sized frenzy.”
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Concert proceeds will benefit Islamic Relief’s projects aimed at aiding children around the world, including orphans. Over $1 million was raised for Islamic Relief’s projects during last year’s tour.
Last year’s sold-out show was described as “a refreshing departure from the routine,” according to the The Dallas Morning News. “Diversity was on display and maybe even the star of the show,” it reported. “The audience crossed just about every imaginable line – black, white and brown, young and old, conservative dress and thoroughly modern.”
Yusuf has fast become the leading Islamic singer in Europe, the Middle East and the United States. His first album has sold over 1 million copies, and his music videos have topped the charts on Middle East satellite channels.
At his concerts, fans go “crazy, screaming and whistling as though Elvis just entered the building,” TIME said.
Headliners also include the Maryland-based group Native Deen. While New York Public Radio, WNYC, says “rap music is usually associated with conspicuous consumption, crude language and flashy performance,” it finds that the “Muslim trio Native Deen stay away from bad words, dress conservatively and regularly exhort listeners to prayer.” It adds, “It’s all part of being black and Muslim in the United States, they say - and like Christian rock did a decade ago, they are finding their niche.”
The Evening of Inspiration concerts aim to raise funds to support orphans around the world through Islamic Relief’s highly popular one-to-one orphan sponsorship program. Currently, over 21,000 orphans across the world are supported through this program.
Media professionals may contact Islamic Relief for possible news or feature stories, interviews with the performers - including Sami Yusuf - b-roll or other requests.
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Evening of Inspiration concert tour to benefit children around the world
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Aug. 2-12, 2007
Where:
Dallas, San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Detroit and Newark |
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Cordially invites you to an informative session with
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The Governor of Baluchistan His Excellency Mr. Owais Ahmed Ghani |
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Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 7:00 PM
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Knotts Berry Resort Hotel
7675 Crescent Avenue, Buena Park, CA 90620
Phone 714-995-1111
Tickets: $30 Per Person. Reserved Table (10 Persons): $500
Ticket includes Buffet Dinner. Seating is limited. Send ticket request to info@copaa.us or
contact any of the following Board Members for reservations
Ahmed Ali: 714-412-6408
Farida Merchant: 662-222-6711
Dr. Razaq Chaudhry: 909-525-2504
Shaista Khan: 818-406-2385
Nargis Kurwa: 626-277-5801
Hamid Malik: 714-635-3994
Tanveer Khan: 714-801-6522
Dr. Farhat Zubair: 562-832-8102
Dr. Hafiz ur Rehman : 714-801-6522
Mailing Address: COPAA, 1458 Manhattan Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92831
visit us at www.copaa.us |
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