Students Organize Islam-West Unity Event in New York City

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Four college students, two from the West and two from the Muslim world, have founded an
educational non-profit called 'Heal the Rift'. HTR intends to begin building a new atmosphere
of optimism and understanding in the relationship between the Muslim World and the West by
correcting misperceptions that stand in the way of reconciliation. They are holding their
inaugural event, Heal the Rift 2008, on Saturday, July 19th in Washington Square Park from 3:00
- 6:00 pm.

Students Organize Islam-West Unity Event in New York City
New York, NY, July 12, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The student-run organization, Heal the Rift, announced
the lineup for its summer unity event, Heal the Rift 2008, to be held on July 19 in Washington
Square Park from 3:00 to 6:00 pm.

The event, organized to generate an atmosphere of new optimism and understanding between the
Islamic World and the West, will bring together a diverse set of speakers and performers from
around the globe.

Those performing include Amish Dar, the Pakistani born guitarist/vocalist from Har ik Zehr;
Zerobridge, a band made up of American and Kashmiri members; and Ippazzi, a group that believes
in celebrating diversity and uniting culturally distinct sounds.

Their music will be complemented by Azhar Usman, a Chicago-born Muslim Comedian of Indian
origin, whose sole goal is to promote a better understanding of Islam and Muslims through comedy.

THe HTR lineup also includes scholars from academic and religious realms, including Dr. Ali
Yurtsever, the President of the Rumi Forum, Arya Zarrinkelk, an Iranian-American activist and
the Human Rights/Peace and Security Program Assitant at Americans for Informed Democracy, and
Omar Ashmawy, a Pentagon prosecutor, US Air Force Officer, and outspoken critic of
fundamentalist Islam. Expedition leader, Lance Trumbull, will deliver a speech on his
experiences organizing the first joint Palestinian-Israeli peace climb of Mount Everest. New
York arts activist Robert Galinsky will emcee the event.

In the past, the peaceful majorities from both civilizations have spoken, but they have not
been heard. Suspicion, polarization, and incessant fear-mongering is turning the "clash of
civilizations" myth into a self-fulfilling prophecy by exaggerating our differences, and
disregarding our shared values.

Heal the Rift 2008 is an opportunity to reject the status quo and foster a new climate of
understanding in which peace and coexistence are possible.

On July 19, college students from around the world will lead the way into a better future by
publicly pledging never to allow the strength of their transnational relationships to be sapped
by the cynicism of global politics.

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Heal the Rift was an idea thought up by four college students, two from the West and two from
the Muslim world. These four friends refused to accept the status quo of increasing
polarization between the West and the Muslim world, and resolved to help end the downward
spiral of distrust that divides their two cultures. HTR is a simple, but powerful concept: to
bring representatives from both civilizations together in a public forum of truth, respect, and
reconciliation.
Contact Information
Heal the Rift
Nicholas D. Alexander
802-349-7195
nale...@middlebury.edu
www.healtherift.org
in...@healtherift.org

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Two leaders from the far-right Vlaams Belang party are among dozens of people arrested by
Belgian police during an anti-Islam rally that had been banned by authorities.

Police clashed with protesters who gathered in Brussels, the Belgian capital, to demonstrate
against what they called “the Islamisation of Europe”.

The march on Tuesday was timed to coincide with the sixth anniversary of the September 11
attacks in New York and organisers had predicted about 20,000 people would attend.

In the end, only one hundredth of that number were reported to have turned up and were nearly
outnumbered by reporters and police.

‘Inflammatory group’

Freddy Thielemans, the mayor of Brussels, banned the rally last month, calling the organisers,
Stop Islamisation of Europe, an inflammatory group and the demonstration a threat to public order.

Thielmans said police made 154 “administrative arrests”.

“I’m shocked. I thought we lived in a democratic country,” Anders Gravers, one of the members
of SIOE – a loose alliance that has origins in the UK, Denmark and Germany, said.

Police confirmed Dewinter and Vanhecke were to be charged for allegedly attacking the driver of
an armoured vehicle that they were taken away in.

The two men are members of the European parliament and two other MEPs were also arrested.

Terry Davis, the head of the Council of Europe - a watchdog focusing mainly on human rights
rather than the EU institution - called the protestors “bigots” and said they were a threat to
European values.

“It is very important to remember that the freedom of assembly and expression can be restricted
to protect the rights and freedoms of others, including the freedom of thought, conscience and
religion,” he said in a statement.

“This applies to everyone in Europe, including the millions of Europeans of Islamic faith, who
were the main target of today’s shameful display of bigotry and intolerance.”

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