Islamic Mosque Neighbors Ground Zero: Should We Prevent This?
Jul 20, 2010 Let's Talk About It: Discussion Board
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I’m sure you are familiar with the saying “don’t go adding insult to injury” well a lot of Americans feel like thats exactly what’s going to happen if plans to build a $100 million mosque, just blocks away from the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks goes through. For some just the thought of having any type of building that is associated with the islamic faith around the place where nearly 3,000 Americans died at the hands of Islamic terrorists is infuriating. However, it is clearly stated in our national anthem that we are the land of the free which means that if you are a citizen, native or not, you are entitled to purchase land and do what you want with it, right?According to USA Today the mosque is a project of the American Society for Muslim Advancement and the Cordoba Institute, which promotes cross-cultural understanding between Islam and the West. USA Today also went on to say that Cordoba’s director, Imam Faisel Abdul Rauf, has refused to disclose the sources of funding for the mosque and once suggested in a television interview that U.S. policies contributed to the 9/11 attacks. This is where the issue comes in. Exactly where the funding for this building is coming from has everyone on the edge. Atlas Shrugs Blog spot had a very heated and insightful post about this. see blow
The 61-year-old Imam said he paid $4.85 million for it — in cash, records show. With 50,000 square feet of air rights and enough financing, he plans an ambitious project of $150 million, he said, akin to the Chautauqua Institution, the 92 Street Y or the Jewish Community Center.The origins of such monies are unexplained; neither are the countries or entity advancing such huge donations. Most US mosques, including many in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx are funded directly or indirectly by Saudi Arabia the country to which 15 of the 19 hijackers who bombed the World TradeCenter belonged. The UAE, Qatar and Iran are other major sponsors across the USA.
So because there is a strong possibility that the money for the mosque was provided by the same Saudi Arabia, some political officials feel that is enough ground to fight against the efforts to build it.
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