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Thu, 01/29/2009 - 14:45
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CALL TO HELP PALESTINIANS IN GAZA

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Selangor Jamaah Islah Malaysia (JIM) president, Mazmi Kamal, Wednesday called on the public to join its "Keamanan Bersamamu Palestin" carnival to be held in several locations in Selangor, from Saturday till Feb 8.

He said the carnival will begin on Saturday with a convoy of 100 vehicles
and will be followed by charity sales and fund raising activities for
Palestinians in Gaza.

"We will also collaborate with several non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
under the Coalition Malaysian NGOs Against Prosecution of Palestinians
(COMPLETE) to make the 'Suara Keamanan Palestin' (Peaceful Voice of Palestine)
Night on Jan 31 at the Dataran Petaling Jaya a success," he told a press
conference, here, Wednesday.

Proceeds from the charity sales will go to Federal Islamic Medical
Association (FIMA) for the war victims in Gaza.

Mazmi said other programmes lined up for the carnival were the Training for
Palestine Speakers (TOPS) programme and Disaster Emergency Response (DER)
training for the public who wish to do voluntary work in Gaza.

More information can be obtained by surfing the website
www.freedom4palestine.jim.org.my or by calling JIM's headquarters at
03-41089669.

-- BERNAMA

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