MEDIA ADVISORY

WHO: American Muslims under the leadership of the The American Islamic Leadership Coalition (AILC),representing over 20 North American Muslim organizations and activists will come together in New York City to demonstrate their support of the New York City Police Department (NYPD). The event will feature remarks fromDr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, President of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy; Tarek Fatah, Founder of theMuslim Canadian Congress; Manda Zand Ervin, Founder of the Alliance for Iranian Women; C. Holland Taylor,Chairman and CEO of the LibForAll Foundation; andCongressman Peter King (R-NY), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

WHAT: A press conference by a diverse, broad based group of American Muslim leaders who have come together to address recent controversies surrounding the counterterrorism programs of the NYPD. The public discourse concerning Muslims and NYPD has been dominated by a perception that American Muslims feel targeted. This press conference will give voice to a large coalition of American Muslims who feel otherwise and reject Islamist representation of their voices. AILC stands with the NYPD in its belief that the best way to fight terror is to identify its roots causes and address them head on.

WHEN: Monday, March 5, 2012, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

WHERE: 1 Police Plaza, New York City, NY

MEDIA: Open Press

ABOUT AILC: The American Islamic Leadership Coalition (AILC) is a diverse coalition of liberty-minded, North American Muslim leaders and organizations. AILC’s mission advocates for defending the US Constitution, upholding religious pluralism, protecting American security and cherishing genuine diversity in the faith and practice of Islam. AILC provides a stark alternative to the Islamist organizations that claim to speak for what are diverse American Muslim communities. For more information on AILC, please visit our website athttp://www.americanislamicleadership.org/.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Gregg Edgar
Gordon C. James Public Relations
gedgar@gcjpr.com
602-690-7977

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— Surely we belong to God and to Him shall we return’ (Quran, 2:156)

The American Islamic Forum for Democracy extends our heartfelt deepest condolences to the family of Andrew Breitbart and all of his close friends

Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, AIFD President & Founder, had this to say:

Andrew has not only been a long time friend but a fellow warrior in the battle for liberty and the war of ideas. Words cannot express our shock at the loss that our country has suffered today with Andrew’s death.

Andrew, we will miss you more than words can describe. You will be in our prayers forever. We know that you fought for us and from now forward we will fight for you!

While you were with us, we should have expressed to you more our thankfulness and gratitude for the ground you broke for us on so many levels. To new media, the blogosphere, and the war of ideas you are a pioneer who will have a special place in history. Thank you for giving so many of us the ability to find a home where our ideas could be heard. I was truly blessed for the time I had to get to know you. Please know that while we will no longer be able to commiserate on this earth, I will continue commiserating with you in prayer from her e forward.

Know that today all of us warriors in the battle for liberty are Andrew Breitbart!

Andrew, thank you for all that you’ve done, and may the rest of our work live up to the courage you had in standing for the ideas in which you believed and for which you stood. Thank you for believing in us and for exemplifying the courage that many of us strive to emulate. May God protect you and your family always. May your work live on in the work of others. Andrew we love you. Our deepest condolences to your wife and your four children.