Salam 100

• List of Members

• Draft, Statement: Formation of "The Committee of 100 Muslims"

• Interview with Prince Hassan: Iraq’s break-up will lead to ‘100 Years War’

List of members

1. El Hassan bin Talal, Jordan

2. Abdul Karim al-Eryani, Yemen

3. Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, Saudi Arabia/ Morrocco

4. Abdulaziz Sachedina, USA

5. Adel al-Yasiri, Iraq

6. Ahmed M. Ali, Saudi Arabia

7. Ali Attiga, Jordan/ Libya

8. Ali Mazrui, USA

9. Assia Alaoui, Morocco

10. Bagher Asadi, Iran

11. Farhan Nizami, UK

12. Haider Abu Bakr al-Attas, Yemen

13. Hamid Ahmad al-Rifai, Saudi Arabia

14. Hany El Bana, UK/ Egypt

15. Ihsan Dogramaci, Turkey

16. Jamil Mroue, Lebanon

17. MJ Akbar, India

18. Mohammed Ahmed al-Sharief, Libya

19. Muhammad Abdul Haleem, UK/Egypt

20. Muhammad al-Rumaihi, Kuwait

21. Munira Shahidi, Tajikstan

22. Mustafa Ceric, Bosnia Herzegovina

23. Mustafa Tlili, USA/ Tunisia

24. Nabeel Yasin, UK/ Iraq

25. Nadia al-Sakkaf, Yemen

26. Osama a-Ghazali Harb, Egypt

27. Riaz Hassan, Australia

28. Riffat Hassan, USA/ Pakistan

29. Sami Angawi, Saudi Arabia

30. Shireen Mazari, Pakistan

31. Sultan Barakat, UK/ Jordan

32. Syed Muhammad Naqib al-Attas, Malaysia

33. Tareq Ismael, Canada/ Iraq

34. Tariq Ramadan, France/ Egypt

35. Tasneem Siddiqui, Bangladesh/ Pakistan

36. Uner Turgay, Canada

37. Zaynah Anwar, Malaysia

38. Zeyno Baran, USA/ Turkey

DRAFT
Statement: Formation of "The Committee of 100 Muslims", Amman, May 2006

The "Committee of 100 Muslims" has been inaugurated under the chairmanship of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal to articulate and address the critical issues affecting Muslims around the world. It aims to enable peaceful debate and discussion, using the power of ideas as a means of calming conflict and finding a resolution to problems of the gravest importance. The lack of intellectual leadership exposed by recent events, in particular the cartoons controversy, must be addressed with the utmost urgency to prevent further rifts in human understanding. The committee proposes to conquer immediate and future fears and misapprehensions, which are so easily exploited by extremists of every kind. We pledge to promote a rational and equitable understanding of hearts and minds.

The Committee believes that there is a peaceful solution to the vital issues facing our world, whether within or between societies. Each committee member, regardless of background, places the highest value on integrity and independence, the two vital components of credibility. We hope to be the voice of reason in the midst of gathering chaos. We hope to be the eyes and ears of Muslims across boundaries of nation, language and ethnicity. We actively seek to address core disputes of international concern, to assuage anger, and to prevent unacceptable provocations. We believe that through dialogue and listening the world can discover an honest balance on which our shared future can rest.

The committee of 100 Muslims appreciates that it is undertaking a difficult and possibly thankless task at a critical time. We are convinced that men and women of good sense, who believe in a shared rather than an unequal world order, must stand up to be counted amidst the prejudice and ignorance that has blurred vision and undermined reasonable dialogue.