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NETWORK is a national Catholic social justice lobbying group based in Washington, DC[1] NETWORK was founded on December 17, 1971 by forty-seven Catholic nuns as a group dedicated to ensuring "justice for all." The organization now represents the views of its more than 100,000 members across the country. It is run by its national director, currently Sr. Simone Campbell and by an all-female board of directors made up of women religious and lay women.

NETWORK's mission is to be "a Catholic leader in the global movement for justice and peace." Issues that the organization lobbies on include:

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الله أكبر    (Arabic)
"Allahu Akbar"   (transliteration)
"God is the Greatest"
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