(CLEVELAND, OH, 10/14/08) – On Wednesday, October 15, the Akron University Muslim Student Association (MSA) will hold a panel discussion on the anti-Muslim film “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West.” The panel is designed as a proactive response to a screening of the film being hosted later that evening by the College Republicans.

WHAT: Student Panel on the Film “Obsession”
WHEN: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 5 p.m.
WHERE: Student Union Auditorium, University of Akron
CONTACT: Julia A. Shearson, CAIR-Cleveland Executive Director, 216-830-2247 or 216-440-2247; events@cleveland.cair.com

Panel participants: Rev. Dr. Werner Lange, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; Imam Musa Abdullah, Akron Mosque; Jason Zeigler, College Republicans; Julia A. Shearson, Council on American-Islamic Relations-Ohio; and a representative of the Akron University Law Department and Campus ACLU Chapter.

The Muslim Student Association (MSA) is a volunteer organization run by Muslim students on campus. The main purpose of the MSA is to raise awareness of Islam on campus and to provide related services and activities for both Muslim and non-Muslim students.

The event is free and open to the public.