Mohammed Salman Hamdani was one of an estimated 60 muslim victims of Al-Qaeda’s attacks in the USA on 11 September 2001.
The 23 year old died as he went to help with rescue attempts at the World Trade Center.
His mother Talat’s grief was compounded when her son was initially treated as a suspect rather [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf saw his plans for an Islamic center near ground zero derided as a victory mosque for terrorists, exploited as campaign fodder and used as a bargaining chip by a Florida pastor who vowed to burn the Quran.
After that summer of mistrust and raw feeling, he’s looking [...]
The recent news that Park 51, the organization behind the Islamic Cultural Center in Lower Manhattan, has applied for funding through the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) has unleashed yet another torrent of outrage.
From Rep. Peter King (R-NY), ”It is entirely wrong for any taxpayer money to be used to fund the ground zero mosque…this [...]
TheGallup organization has released polling data on how the members of various faith communities would resolve tensions around the construction of an Islamic center planned for a site three blocks from the site of the 9/11 attacks in New York City. Among the most interesting things about these statistics is that there [...]
The proposal for a Mosque near New York’s “ground zero,” riling hatreds and being battled over like the ball in a political football game without any referees, highlights our need for understanding “others.” The need has never been greater, and local clergy of Christian, Islamic and Jewish Minneapolis congregations will publicly address the issue beginning [...]
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