Muslims to Protest Wachovia Bank

MUSLIMS TO PROTEST WACHOVIA'S CLOSURE OF CHARITY ACCOUNT - TOP
Bank won't say why it closed account of VA Muslim charity serving victims of domestic violence

(WASHINGTON, DC, 5/4/2006) - On Monday, May 8, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation will hold a news conference in Washington, D.C., to announce a campaign in response to Wachovia Bank's unexplained closure of a Virginia Muslim charity's account.

WHAT: Press Conference Announcing Campaign to Protest Closure of
Muslim Charity's Account
WHEN: Monday, May 8, 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: In front of Wachovia Bank, 444 North Capitol Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC

In November, 2005, Wachovia Bank sent a letter to the Foundation for Appropriate and Immediate Temporary Help (FAITH), a small Muslim-run charity in Northern Virginia, announcing that the organization's accounts would be closed in January, 2006. The organization's accounts were in good standing it all times during its several-year relationship with Wachovia and the bank never expressed concern about the charity or its activities. Wachovia Senior Vice President Jeraldine Davis wrote: "As you are aware the Bank's contract with FAITH provides that the Bank can close any customer's account at any time."

FAITH, a charity providing aid to individuals and families that are needy or victims of domestic violence within the Northern Virginia area, serves people of all faiths and ethnicities. SEE: http://www.faithus.org/

CONTACT: FAITH Board Treasurer Margaret Farchtchi, 703-850-8555, E-Mail: [email protected]; CAIR Government Affairs Director Corey Saylor, 571-278-4658, E-Mail: [email protected]; MAS Freedom Foundation Executive Director Mahdi Bray, 202-421-3623