MUSLIM, JEWISH, CHRISTIAN, HINDU, SIKH, AND BUDDHIST, HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS TO UNITED IN MASS RALLY CALLING FOR DEFEAT OF RADICAL ISLAM
MUSLIM DARFUR LEADER, ESCAPED JIHAD SLAVE, VICTIMS OF TERROR FROM INDIA, U.S. AND ISRAEL TO ADDRESS RALLY
EVENT WILL HONOR U.S. DEFENDERS AGAINST TERROR, 911 FAMILIES AND FIRST RESPONDERS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Beth Gilinsky (212) 726-1124 actionalliance1@yahoo.com, Matt Abelson (914) 806-7884 mattabes@gmail.com, or Narain Kataria (718) 478-5735 KatariaN@aol.com, or info@hrcari.org
New York , New York , April 30, 2009 -- A former Muslim terrorist will speak out for human rights and against radical Islam at mass rally in Manhattan's Times Square this Sunday at noon.
Tawfik Hamid, former member of the Jemaah Islamiya terror group, will join Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Jewish and other Muslim leaders and organizations to call for defeat of radical Islam and heighten awareness about the danger radical Islam poses to human rights across the globe.
Other speakers will include Sudanese leader Simon Deng, who is a a freed slave; Mohamed Yahya, leader of Muslim Darfur group Damanga; author and women's rights advocate Dr. Phyllis Chesler; Hindu leader Narain Kataria of the Indian American Intellectuals Forum; anti-slavery activist Pastor Gerald Bell; Dr. Charles Jacobs of American for Peace and Tolerance; Christine Brim of Center for Security Policy; Beth Gilinsky of Alliance for Interfaith Resistance and others.
The "Rally for Human Rights and Freedom," sponsored by the Human Rights Coalition Against Radical Islam (HRCARI) and a new rainbow coalition of dozens of diverse partner organizations, will feature a special ceremony to honor the US Military, Homeland Security, police, firefighters, emergency workers and others who have defended the United States from terror. A representative of the 9/11 Families will be present, as will a retired NYC police officer who lost a family member on 9/11.
The May 3rd event will mark the kick-off event for a new grassroots global action network that is taking on the fight against radical Islam. A HRCARI spokesperson notes, “As part of this initiative, we intend to educate elected officials to helps prevent the spread of Shariah Islamic law. We will work to publicize the threat of radical Islamic terrorist groups and their allies, and endeavor to protect the right to freedom of religion, and freedom of speech in the face of those who seek to silence advocates of human rights against the threat of radical Islam.”
HRCARI believes that radical Islam is a worldwide threat against commonly accepted human rights and is the most urgent topic of our generation.
The HRCARI rally coalition (list in formation) includes:
911 Families for a Secure America
ACT for America, Long Island and Manhattan
AIR - Alliance for Interfaith Resistance
Aish Center
American Coptic Union
Americans for a Safe Israel
Alliance of Iranian Women
AMCHA-Coalition for Jewish Concerns
American Center for Democracy
Americans for Peace & Tolerance
Arabs for Israel
Artists4Israel
Atlas Shrugs
Center for Security Policy
Chinese Community Relations Council
Coalition for Israel
Damanga (Darfur Muslim organization)
The David Project
Fordham University School of Law's National Security and Law Society
Foundation Nepalese
Gathering of Eagles-NY
Global Movement Against Radical Islam
Hasbara Fellowships
Hindu Human Rights Watch
Indian American Intellectuals Forum
International Foundation of Bangladeshi Hindus
Iraq the Model
Israpundit
Jewish Action Alliance
Jihad Watch
Mothers Against Terrorism
Muslims Against Sharia
Namdhari Sikh Foundation
R.E.A.L. - Responsible for Equality and Liberty
Sikh Recognition Trust
Snapped Shot
StandWithUS
Sudan Freedom Walk
Unity Coalition for Israel
Women United: Code Red
The World Committee for the Land of Israel
Zionist Organization of America
MUSLIM DARFUR LEADER, ESCAPED JIHAD SLAVE, VICTIMS OF TERROR FROM INDIA, U.S. AND ISRAEL TO ADDRESS RALLY
EVENT WILL HONOR U.S. DEFENDERS AGAINST TERROR, 911 FAMILIES AND FIRST RESPONDERS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Beth Gilinsky (212) 726-1124 actionalliance1@yahoo.com, Matt Abelson (914) 806-7884 mattabes@gmail.com, or Narain Kataria (718) 478-5735 KatariaN@aol.com, or info@hrcari.org
New York , New York , April 30, 2009 -- A former Muslim terrorist will speak out for human rights and against radical Islam at mass rally in Manhattan's Times Square this Sunday at noon.
Tawfik Hamid, former member of the Jemaah Islamiya terror group, will join Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Jewish and other Muslim leaders and organizations to call for defeat of radical Islam and heighten awareness about the danger radical Islam poses to human rights across the globe.
Other speakers will include Sudanese leader Simon Deng, who is a a freed slave; Mohamed Yahya, leader of Muslim Darfur group Damanga; author and women's rights advocate Dr. Phyllis Chesler; Hindu leader Narain Kataria of the Indian American Intellectuals Forum; anti-slavery activist Pastor Gerald Bell; Dr. Charles Jacobs of American for Peace and Tolerance; Christine Brim of Center for Security Policy; Beth Gilinsky of Alliance for Interfaith Resistance and others.
The "Rally for Human Rights and Freedom," sponsored by the Human Rights Coalition Against Radical Islam (HRCARI) and a new rainbow coalition of dozens of diverse partner organizations, will feature a special ceremony to honor the US Military, Homeland Security, police, firefighters, emergency workers and others who have defended the United States from terror. A representative of the 9/11 Families will be present, as will a retired NYC police officer who lost a family member on 9/11.
The May 3rd event will mark the kick-off event for a new grassroots global action network that is taking on the fight against radical Islam. A HRCARI spokesperson notes, “As part of this initiative, we intend to educate elected officials to helps prevent the spread of Shariah Islamic law. We will work to publicize the threat of radical Islamic terrorist groups and their allies, and endeavor to protect the right to freedom of religion, and freedom of speech in the face of those who seek to silence advocates of human rights against the threat of radical Islam.”
HRCARI believes that radical Islam is a worldwide threat against commonly accepted human rights and is the most urgent topic of our generation.
The HRCARI rally coalition (list in formation) includes:
911 Families for a Secure America
ACT for America, Long Island and Manhattan
AIR - Alliance for Interfaith Resistance
Aish Center
American Coptic Union
Americans for a Safe Israel
Alliance of Iranian Women
AMCHA-Coalition for Jewish Concerns
American Center for Democracy
Americans for Peace & Tolerance
Arabs for Israel
Artists4Israel
Atlas Shrugs
Center for Security Policy
Chinese Community Relations Council
Coalition for Israel
Damanga (Darfur Muslim organization)
The David Project
Fordham University School of Law's National Security and Law Society
Foundation Nepalese
Gathering of Eagles-NY
Global Movement Against Radical Islam
Hasbara Fellowships
Hindu Human Rights Watch
Indian American Intellectuals Forum
International Foundation of Bangladeshi Hindus
Iraq the Model
Israpundit
Jewish Action Alliance
Jihad Watch
Mothers Against Terrorism
Muslims Against Sharia
Namdhari Sikh Foundation
R.E.A.L. - Responsible for Equality and Liberty
Sikh Recognition Trust
Snapped Shot
StandWithUS
Sudan Freedom Walk
Unity Coalition for Israel
Women United: Code Red
The World Committee for the Land of Israel
Zionist Organization of America
Source: The Human Rights Coalition Against Radical Islam
H/T: Beth Gilinsky
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