Tag: Park51

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The Controversy Over Park51 Front and Center on 10 Year Anniversary of 9/11

Protestors for and against building an Islamic community center and mosque near the World Trade Center site rallied outside of Ground Zero on the ten year anniversary of 9/11.

Moving On: Imam Rauf and Daisy Khan No Longer Associated with Ground Zero Mosque Effort

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf and his wife Daisy Khan have distanced themselves from the renewed effort to build a mosque and Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero.

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Special Report: A New Push to Build a Mosque Near Ground Zero

Immigrant Muslims and leaders of the Nation of Islam are banding together in a fundraising campaign to build a mosque near the World Trade Center site capable of accommodating 2000 worshipers. Exclusive coverage from Fi2W and WNYC.

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Protest in NYC Against Congressional Hearings on Threat of Homegrown Islamic Terrorism

Hundreds of demonstrators, including mothers of some 9/11 victims, gathered in Times Square on Sunday to protest Rep. Peter King’s (R-NY) planned congressional hearings on the radicalization of American Muslims. Aswini Anburajan and Mohsin Zaheer report.

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Muslim Americans To Demonstrate Against Congressional ‘Radicalization’ Hearings

Muslim Americans are protesting congressional hearings on the “radicalization of American Muslims” scheduled for March 10. Meanwhile, Park51 opponents are screening a “documentary” purporting to show the dangers of a proposed Islamic cultural center in lower Manhattan.