In the Spirit of Humanity
Call for a Ceasefire
We raise our voices in sadness and horror at the bloodshed and
devastation in the Middle East.
We are Americans who call upon all those in power to stop the violence
and care for the wounded, the traumatized, the dispossessed.
A ceasefire is imperative so that reconstruction and reconciliation can
begin and political solutions can be found.
We reclaim our American values of justice and mercy and compassion,
values that abhor oppression and racism. American leadership in the
political and humanitarian challenges ahead is a sacred duty.
We mourn the loss of every human life and the fear gripping families
about their safety, their lives and their future.
We recall the words of Lebanese-born poet Kahlil Gibran:
“The spirit deems the power
of wisdom and justice
above ignorance and tyranny.”
We reclaim this Spirit of Humanity.
Paul Anka
www.aaiusa.org
Kathy Najimy
Casey Kasem
Charles Abdelnour
F. Murray Abraham
Ahmed Ahmed
Malek Akkad
Paul Anka
Victor Atiyeh
Aminy I. Audi
Michael Baroody
Donald Bustany
George Doumani
Farouk El-Baz
Hussam Fadhli
Michael Farah
Jamie Farr
Barbara Farrah
Edward Gabriel
Edmonde Haddad
Suheir Hammad
William Hamzy
Raymond Jallow
Aron Kader
Casey Kasem
Jean Kasem
Thomas Lazieh
Wendie Malick
Kathy Najimy
Thomas Nassif
Naomi Shihab Nye
Selwa Roosevelt
George R. Salem
Tony Shalhoub
Peter J. Tanous
Amy Yasbeck
Elias Zerhouni
James J. Zogby
John Zogby
Wendie Malick
former city clerk, San Diego
actor
actor/comedian
film producer
singer/songwriter
former Governor of Oregon
L. and J. G. Stickily
former Assistant Secretary of Labor
co-creator, American Top 40
geologist
geologist
sculptor
American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce
actor
Michigan State Representative
former U.S. Ambassador
former deputy assistant Secretary of State
actor/author
Connecticut State representative
philanthropist
comedian
host, American Top 40
actor
mayor, Central Falls, Rhode Island
actor
actor
former U.S. Ambassador
author
former Solicitor of Labor
actor
Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC
actor
Arab American Institute
Zogby International
Jamie Farr
Tony Shalhoub
1600 K Street, NW, Suite 601
Washington, DC 20006
Tel (202) 429-9210 • Fax (202) 429-9214
This message is sponsored by the Arab American Institute Foundation, a national non-profit organization that supports research and programs about the Arab American experience.
The AAI Foundation is the creator of the Kahlil Gibran "Spirit of Humanity" Awards that have since 1999 recognized people and organizations that have promoted tolerance across racial, ethnic and religious lines.