Ground Zero Mosque

Judge Says Islamic Center Park51 Cannot Be Evicted, But Must Pay Back Rent

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque, park51, Con Edison, Ny News, Lower Manhattan, World Trade Center, Islamic Community Center, NY Real Estate, Sharif El-Gamal, September 11th, New York News

A Manhattan Judge has blocked Con Edison from evicting Park51, the proposed Islamic Center in Lower Manhattan. The center however will need to pay hun...

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Andrea Stone

Muslim Scholars Issue Fatwa Declaring No Conflict Between Islamic Law And U.S. Constitution

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque, Islam, Video, Bill of Rights, Lapd Chief Charlie Beck, Fatwa, American Muslims, 9/11, Sharia Law, Constitution, Muslim, Khomeni, Sharia Law Courts, Salman Rushdie, Muslim Radicalization Hearings, Lapd, Politics News

Islamic scholars tired of conservative charges that Muslims in the United States constitute a radical fifth column bent on subverting American values ...

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A Tale Of One Mosque And Two News Stories

Nancy Fuchs Kreimer | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Imam Ossama Bahloul, Murfreesboro Mosque, Murfreesboro Tennessee, Caravan of Reconciliation, Islamophobia, Ground Zero Mosque, Islam, Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, Religion and Politics, Mosque Controversy, Religious Tolerance, Interfaith Engagement, Muslims in America, Islam in America, Religion News
Nancy Fuchs Kreimer

This is the tale of one city, one Islamic Center and two news stories. One story put the town on the map. The second story garnered almost no national attention.

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PHOTOS: Park51 Opens Its Doors Near Ground Zero

AP | KAREN ZRAICK and VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: September 11, Ground Zero Mosque, Video, park51, NY Real Estate, Slidepollajax, New York News

NEW YORK — An Islamic cultural center near the site of the terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center held its first exhibit Wednesday ...

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Ground Zero Mosque Developer Regrets Not Involving 9/11 Families

www.huffingtonpost.com | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: September 11, Ground Zero Mosque, park51, Video, 9/11, Sharif El-Gamal, 9/11 Families, Jewish Cultural Center on Manhattan, 9/11 Victims, Ground Zero, Impact News

By VERENA DOBNIK, Associated Press NEW YORK — The developer of a Muslim cultural center near the World Trade Center says his "biggest mistake" wa...

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'Ground Zero Mosque' Builders Unveil Latest Project

AP | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque Controversy, Ground Zero Mosque, Islamic Community Center Ground Zero, Islamic Cultural Center, 9/11, Islamic Community Center, Islamic Cultural Center Nyc, Ground Zero, New York News

NEW YORK -- The organizers of an Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero are opening a temporary space at the site. The newly remodeled ...

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Patriotism vs. Nationalism in a Post 9/11 World

Grant Lyon | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Winston Churchill, Nationalism, American Revolution, Fundamentalism, Islam, Ground Zero Mosque, Islamaphobia, Bill of Rights, Troops, George Orwell, 9/11 Anniversary, Yankee Doodle Dandy, 9/11, Fbi, Freedom of Religion, Sikhism, 9/11 Memorial, Patriotism, Westboro Baptist Church, American Flag, Socialism, Muslim, National Anthem, Gettysburg Address, September 11 Anniversary, Comedy News
Grant Lyon

If you believe in freedom of religion but don't understand the irony behind your anger at a mosque being built near ground zero, then you are the number one culprit of dumb nationalism in 2011.

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WATCH: Ground Zero Mosque Issue Enters Race To Replace Weiner

Forest Hills, NY Patch | Matthew Hampton Email the Author | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Bob Turner, Anthony Weiner, Ground Zero Mosque, New York News, Ny News, David Weprin, New York News

Republican Bob Turner's campaign for Congress released its first ad on Thursday, sending it out in an e-mail blast. The ad, titled "Send a Message,...

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NYC Mosque May Take Years To Complete

AP | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Nyc Mosque, Ground Zero Mosque, Mosque, 1 Wtc, Ny News, World Trade Center, Ground Zero, New York News

NEW YORK — The developer of an Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero says it may take years to determine what kind of project Mus...

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Andrea Stone

The 'Ground Zero Mosque': One Year Later

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque, Atlas Shrugs, Norway Attack, Islam, park51, Pamela Geller, 9/11 Anniversary, Imam Rauf, Islamic Extremists, Muslims, World Trade Center, Sharif El-Gamal, Daisy Khan, Politics News

As political firestorms go, few have consumed more oxygen than last summer's "ground zero mosque" controversy in lower Manhattan. Though it was nei...

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Islam-Baiting Doesn't Work

Stephan Salisbury | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Islam, 2012 Election, Ground Zero Mosque, Rick Lazio, Andrew Cuomo, Islamaphobia, Xenophobia, Muslims, Anti-Muslim Bias, Tea Party, Politics News
Stephan Salisbury

Sharia has become a convenient way to harp on nonexistent, yet anxiety-producing, "threats." Since no one knows what you're talking about when you decry Sharia, it's even easier than usual to say anything, no matter how bizarre or duplicitous.

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America's Sacred Ground

Eboo Patel | Posted 09.01.2011

Read More: Islam, Ground Zero Mosque, 4th of July, Cordoba House, America, Interfaith, Fourth of July, Ground Zero, Muslim Americans, Sacred Ground, September 11, Religious Tolerance, Religion News
Eboo Patel

I believe Ground Zero is sacred. I believe every inch of America is sacred. I believe, in an era where more and more people are convinced that different faiths are fated to fight, America is nothing short of a mercy upon all the worlds.

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Daisy Khan, the "Ground Zero Mosque" -- And 700 Million Muslim Women

Jesse Larner | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Islam, Ground Zero Mosque, Yemen, Pamela Geller, Sufism, Tunisia, Women's Islamic Spiritual Equality, Tawakkol Karman, Democracy, Mozn Hassan, Women in the Muslim World, Nawal El-Saadawi, American Society for Muslim Advancement, Feisal Abdel Rauf, Egypt, Daisy Khan, More Magazine, Sean Hannity, Islamic Community Center, Newt Gingrich, Politics News
Jesse Larner

Khan is a warm, thoughtful, and charismatic person, who very clearly explained her commitment both to democracy and open society.

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What's Worse: Burning the Koran or Killing Innocent People Not Responsible for It?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Pastor Terry Jones, Burning Koran, Qur'An, New York Mosque, General Petraeus, Ground Zero Mosque, Koran Burning Retaliation, Mosque Construction, Koran, World News
Judge H. Lee Sarokin

No matter how despicable Pastor Jones and his band of unmerry men might be, nothing can possibly justify this brutal retaliation or the failure to speak out against it.

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Imam Rauf In Chapel Hill: What's Right With America

Michael Carmichael | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Islam, University of North Carolina, Weil Lecture, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Ground Zero Mosque, park51, Muslim Americans, Imam Rauf, Muslims, Religion News
Michael Carmichael

During the evening, Imam Rauf assured the audience in Hill Hall, "The American Muslim community is to play an important role in mediating between America and the Muslim world."

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WATCH: Peter King's Constituents Defend Radical Islam Hearings

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter King, Ground Zero Mosque, Feisal Abdul Rauf, park51, Extreme Islam Hearings, Ny News, Muslim Hearings, Peter King Hearings, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, New York News, New York News

Many have criticized Rep. Peter King's hearings on radical Islam, but, at least judging from a New York Times video, his constituents have his back. ...

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WATCH: Former Park51 Imam Condemns Islam Hearings

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque, park51, Feisal Abdul Rauf, Extreme Islam Hearings, Ny News, Muslim Hearings, Peter King Hearings, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Peter King, New York News

New York Rep. Peter King has caught plenty of flack from critics who disapprove of his hearings on Muslim radicalism in America. The former Imam of t...

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Park51: Election Season Is Over, and So Is the Media News Storm

Raina Wallens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Sheen, Terry Jones, Ground Zero Mosque, park51, Stop Islamization of America, Pamela Geller, 9/11, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Southern Poverty Law Center, September 11th, New York News
Raina Wallens

If there was any doubt that the furor over the Park51 Islamic community center was largely fueled by politicians and pundits exploiting 9/11 in the midst of election season, now we know for sure.

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Is Pamela Geller Starting Judaism's Westboro Baptist Church? (VIDEO)

Joshua Stanton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, September 11th, Jewish, Westboro Baptist Church, Ground Zero Mosque, Blasphemy, park51, Pamela Geller, Senseless Hatred, Judaism, Religion News
Joshua Stanton

While Geller may not have the knowledge of Jewish text and tradition to become a rabbi, she is creating an edifice of hate all unto her own and building a congregation of hate-filled followers.

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Tennessee Considers Bill That Makes Following Shariah A Felony

AP | LUCAS L. JOHNSON II | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: First Amendment Center, Islam, Islamic Society of North America, Mecca, Center for Security Policy, Governor Bill Haslam, House Speaker Pro Tempore Judd Matheny, Stop Islamization of America, Shariah, Tennessee, Bill Haslam, Eagle Forum, Oklahoma, Bobbie Patray, Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, Stop the Madrassa, Ground Zero Mosque, Pamela Geller, National Conference of State Legislatures, David Yerushalmi, Senator Bill Ketron, Judd Matheny, Society of Americans for National Existence, Shariah Law, Frank Gaffney, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, Bill Ketron, Muslim, Politics News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is considering making it a felony to follow some versions of the Islamic code known as Shariah, the most severe measure...

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Ground Zero Imam Champions Church-State Separation

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque, Middle East Protests, Religious Tolerance, Middle East, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Asma Uddin, Democracy, Separation of Church and State, Religion News

By Richard Yeakley Religion News Service WASHINGTON -- The imam who has faced resistance for plans to build an Islamic community center near Ground Z...

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Pamela Geller's Anti-Islam Organization Labelled A 'Hate Group'

The Huffington Post | Jonah Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walmart, Ground Zero Mosque, Pamela Geller, park51, Ny News, Imam, Tolerance, Prejudice, Muslim, Ground Zero, New York News

Manhattan blogger Pamela Geller, the fiery and offensive Atlas Shrugs blogger who organizes vehemently anti-Islamic protests, is not just a far right-...

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Religion Coverage Doubled, Focused On Islam Controversies In 2010

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Sex Abuse, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Ground Zero Mosque, Top Religion News, Religion News Coverage, Religion News 2010, Pope Benedict XVI, Quran Burning, Pew Research Center, Religion News

Islam dominated religion news coverage in 2010, a year that also saw religion reporting double to 2 percent of all news, according to a new study from...

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Mosque Approval In Southern California: Bellwether For The Rest Of The Country?

Mary Slosson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque, Temecula Mosque Hearing, Islam, park51, Temecula City Council, Temecula Mosque, California Mosque, Temecula, Mosque Protests, Mosque, Islamic Center, Religion News
Mary Slosson

The Anti-Muslim fever in this suburban Southern California community has finally broken. Late last month, the City Council definitively ruled in favor of a proposed mosque.

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Combating E-Islamophobia

Joshua Stanton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Technology News, Islamophobia, Internet, Prejudice, Activism, Interview, Ground Zero Mosque, Islam, park51, Fear Mongering, Terrorism, Religion News
Joshua Stanton

The blogosphere, and the critical mass of Islamophobes who inhabit it, now has profound consequences for politics and the public perceptions that underlie it.

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