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Archive for the '‘Ground Zero Mosque’' Category

-Rally To Rebuild ‘Ground Zero’ Church

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Yes, ‘Ground Zero’ Church!  Most folks are unaware that a church across the street from the World Trade Center was also destroyed on 9/11/01. Many have heard about the ‘Ground Zero’ mosque being built several blocks away but St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was actually at ‘Ground Zero’ and had been that location since 1916. [...]

-Time: ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Imam a ‘Person of the Year’?

Friday, November 26th, 2010

                                           (Image via Wikipedia) Time Magazine along with CNN and NBC has named Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf as one of those in running for their “Person of the Year” for 2010. Imam Rauf is the developer of the Cordoba Mosque also called the Park51 project referred to by many as the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’. In [...]

-‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Seeking Federal Funds

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

  There have been rumors in the past -now it is official. The developers of Park 51- the so-called ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ have applied for federal funding for their project through the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. According to Sharif El-Gamal, CEO of SOHO Properties, the developer behind the Islamic center: "Park51 has applied for a [...]

-First Look At Controversial ‘Ground Zero’ Mosque Design and it is…Controversial!

Monday, October 4th, 2010

This is the first look at the proposed design for the Park51 Community Center also known as the ‘Ground Zero ‘ Mosque prepared by SOMA Architects. Several have commented that the facade of the building looks like broken Stars of David, Crosses, and Pentagons cascading toward the ground. Others have noticed that the way the [...]

-Ground Zero Mosque to Receive Public Subsidized Financing?

Friday, August 27th, 2010

(Image by Getty Images via @daylife) The Backers of the Ground Zero mosque are hoping to raise at least $70 million though tax-exempt public bonds to build the $100 million plus facility. The bonds could be issued through a local development corporation created for that purpose and would be one of the least expensive ways [...]

-Ground Zero Mosque: The Jewish Response?

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

(Image by Getty Images via @daylife) There are over a million Jews living in NY City and the Jewish community was particularly affected by the 9/11 attacks and even salt has been poured on with the popular Arab urban legend/conspiracy theory that blames it all on them or the Israelis. So you would expect that [...]

-Speaker Pelosi Calls for an Investigation of ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Opponents

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

In a chilling development House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for an investigation of ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ opponents and their funding: "There is no question there is a concerted effort to make this a political issue by some. And I join those who have called for looking into how … this opposition to the mosque is [...]