Imam Rauf

The 'Ground Zero Mosque': One Year Later

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 09.24.2011

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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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Muhammad Ali Asks Iran To Free Imprisoned American Hikers

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 07.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The families of two American hikers held in Iran for 662 days brought in a literal heavyweight Tuesday to appeal for their release: boxi...

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

Michael Carmichael | Posted 06.15.2011

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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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Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf Launches Multi-City Interfaith Tour (VIDEO)

Posted 05.26.2011

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Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, is launching a tour to raise awareness about Muslims in America. 2010 saw Muslims in this ...

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To Bill O'Reilly and Those of a Similar Mind

Andy Schupak | Posted 05.25.2011

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It seems wrong that, in a society that supposedly prides itself on being open, democratic and accepting of many different cultural groups, so many people are blatantly associating Muslims with terrorism.

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Thousands Rally Near Ground Zero Against, In Support Of Islamic Center

The Huffington Post | Samira Nanda and Hunter Stuart | Posted 05.25.2011

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On the anniversary of September 11, thousands of people came within blocks of Ground Zero in downtown Manhattan to rally against and in support of the...

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American Naivete and Moderate Islam

Ben Domenech | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the push to find moderate Muslims with whom to interact, there's a question that seems to keep coming up: how far are we willing to stretch the definition of "moderate" in order to overlook certain uncomfortable facts?

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Dear America, Dear Muslim World

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 05.25.2011

Recent data revealed that over 50,000 people were killed by terrorist attacks worldwide in 2008. Over 50 percent of those killed were Muslim.

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Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf Speaks Out (AUDIO, TRANSCRIPT)

Joseph Ward III | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is my sincere hope that by releasing this audio recording and transcript of our recent conversation, those who honestly seek understanding about the Islamic center and the good leaders behind it will find it.

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The Sacred Ground of Deep Seated Hate

Russell Simmons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now that we have politicized Park51 and the world is watching, there can be no wavering of our support of the First Amendment and, in turn, the proposed community center. Build it.

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Glenn Beck's Joint Appearance With 'Good Muslim' Imam Rauf In 2006, Both Denounced Radical Islam (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The campaign to defend the controversial Islamic cultural center in downtown Manhattan continued on Monday even as the imam behind the project remaine...

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Glen Beck PRAISED 'Good Muslim' Imam Rauf In 2006 (VIDEO)

Media Matters for America | Posted 05.25.2011

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...Rauf is widely viewed as a moderate and has often denounced the extremists who carry out violent attacks in the name of Islam... But Beck does not...

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An Ode to the Ground Zero Mosque Controversy

MP Nunan | Posted 05.25.2011

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'Twas nine years after the September 11th attack, But the faultlines revealed by that trauma are back. Where once, we were a nation that mourned for ...

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