HOLY SOUNDS FOUNDATION GAINS SUPPORT FROM
U.S. CONGRESS & WORLD ROYALTY

Seville, Spain (April 2002) - Having already won the endorsement of Nobel Peace Prize winners Mikhail Gorbachev and Shimon Peres, and the blessing of Pope John Paul II, among numerous other world leaders, the Holy Sounds Foundation continues to garner support in its mission to bridge cultural and religious differences among the world's Christian, Muslim and Jewish people through the shared language of music.

On April 8-9, Foundation President Alfiya Kuanysheva met with, and received the endorsements of four key members of Congress: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) and Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL), a four-term congressman of Lebanese descent. All acknowledged the need for regional and global efforts that foster understanding and peace, and praised the Foundation's mission to support individuals, groups and organizations that use music to encourage greater communication and cooperation among the Jewish, Christian and Muslim cultures.

Alfyia with Rep. Patrick Kennedy	Alfyia with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton	Alfyia with Rep. Ray LaHood

About the Holy Sounds Foundation

With the mission to encourage cross-cultural communication and understanding among Muslim, Jewish and Christian people worldwide, the Holy Sounds Foundation is dedicated to supporting music education, developing music preservation centers for sacred and authentic music, and presenting worldwide music concerts and festivals. Headquartered in Seville, Spain, where all three cultures have historically flourished, the non-profit foundation bestowed its first three awards during a February 28 launch ceremony in Rome, Italy.

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