The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) congratulates the people of Egypt

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The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) congratulates the people of Egypt and all Egyptian Americans on the victory of the first civilian president in its history and the first free presidential election. Dr. Mohammad Morsy has officially been declared the winner of Egypt’s presidential elections, with 51.73% of the vote. This is a historic day celebrating the Egyptian peoples choice and a peoples win.MayAllah (swt) bless theEgyptian people as they continue toexercise their right to self-determination.

“This is a victory of the people against all odds, victory of the future over outdated paradigms and victory of civic engagement over conspiracy theory. Forus in the U.S, we have an important election coming up. CIOGC has already started our voter registration campaign. CIOGC will be hiring three fellows whowill work within our organizations for voter registration and Get Out to Vote Campaign. I urge you to help them in the elections. Let us follow the footsteps of Egyptian and ‘Vote like Egyptians.” - CIOGC Chairman, Dr. M. Zaher Sahloul, MD

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