[matilda] Mohammed Arrian fights deportation update:

[worldwarfree at riseup.net]

Update on the Campaign to stop the deportation of Mohammad Arrian and
thanks to those who are supporting it

The Arrian Family and supporters met MP Richard Caborn on Tuesday 3
January. It was not the case that the Immigration Department had refused a
meeting with Mr Caborn, to be more accurate they did not see any grounds
for the meeting. Mr Caborn believes, on the contrary, that there are
grounds for him to discuss the case with Tony McNulty and until that time
Mohammed will not be deported. The campaign to stop the deportation of
Mohammad will continue both to support Mohammad, his family and Mr Caborn.
Thank you for everyone who is helping in however large or small a way.

from
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2006/01/330855.html

Here is a comment from Tony who is a friend of Mohammed Arrian:

The the threatened deportation of Mohammed Arrian seems most
innappropriate in a town which wishes to improve its image. The Library on
City Road seems rather moribund at the moment but during 2004 a group of
ex-patriates formed a chess club to meet there on Wednesday evenings. I
played some interesting games with Mohammed and his brothers.

These people were actually trying to start something where local people
could join in. Chess is commonly known in Persia and Afghanistan, and
indeed it is now being encouraged in several countries where it was
previously banned (Iran for example). It seems that many people over here
think that social development consists of the installation of CCTV cameras
to search out for bad behaviour rather than encouraging people to think.

Games such as chess are a useful means of intereacting in a meaningful way
with people who have no common language. I remember that in my own travels
in Iran and Afghanistan it was easy to find and meet chess players: far
easier in fact than it would be in the UK. One of the reasons for the
failure of the chess club was the frequent inavailability
of the key holder of the City library building. This may well seem a
familiar problem to some of those reading this article.

Tony Goddard
hlamthecat at yahoo.com
http://d4maths.lowtech.org

There will be 2 demos for Mohammad Arrian
Saturday 7th, 12noon Town Hall steps
Weds 11th, 4pm Town Hall steps (times tbc)

I hope to see meny people from Matilda there as possible ive also invited
friends and his brothers to the social tonight:

A thank you from myself for the very wonderfull support allready given
please keep up the presure goto http://www.writetothem.com/

One Love as allways
0742