USA: 1. All information relative to the Muslim Student Society (MSS), with emphasis on their activities in the United States; 2. Demonstrations, marches, hunger strikes by the MSS in New York, Washington, Los Angeles and Houston in June and February from 1981-85; 3. Hunger strikes by Iranians in front of the United Nations in New York, 1981-83
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1989 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | USA3231 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, USA: 1. All information relative to the Muslim Student Society (MSS), with emphasis on their activities in the United States; 2. Demonstrations, marches, hunger strikes by the MSS in New York, Washington, Los Angeles and Houston in June and February from 1981-85; 3. Hunger strikes by Iranians in front of the United Nations in New York, 1981-83, 1 December 1989, USA3231, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac0b30.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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1. & 2. Please refer to the attached documents, which are the result of a database search including The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times.
This search also picked up a few items regarding the Muslim Student Society in Nigeria, however it is not known if the two organizations are linked.
Although there were a number of demonstrations by Iranians during the 1980s, these are the articles that mention the Muslim Student Society.
3. One article concerning Iranian demonstrators on a hunger strike outside of the United Nations was retrieved:
- Lena Williams, "Agreement Reached to Free Iranians from Upstate Prison", The New York Times, 20 August 1981.
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