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Ground Zero Mosque Developers Seek $5 Million Federal Grant
Monday, 22 Nov 2010
Developers of the Park51 Islamic community center and mosque, which has come to be known as the "ground zero mosque” two blocks from the site for the World Trade Center in New York City, appear to be tone deaf to the groundswell of opposition to the project. They have applied for about $5 million in federal grant money allocated for the redevelopment of lower Manhattan after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to The Daily Beast, quoting what it described as two knowledgeable sources.
“The audacious move stands to reignite the embers of a divisive debate that dominated headlines surrounding the ninth anniversary of the attacks this fall, say people vested in the issue,” the news service states.
"If Imam Feisal [Abdul Rauf, whose idea it was for the mosque] and his retinue want to know why they're not trusted, here's yet another reason,” says Irshad Manji, director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University. “The New Yorkers I speak with have questions about Park51. Requesting money from public coffers without engaging the public shows a staggering lack of empathy, especially from a man who says he's all about dialogue."
Although formal plans have not been announced for Park51, conceptual sketches portray a futuristic-looking building wrapped in a honeycomb of abstract shapes, with a core containing far more space for secular pursuits than religious worship. Cost estimates range around $100 million.
- Her Royal Ground Zero Mosque Links
Thanks to Her Royal Whyness: Mayor Stalling 'Mosque' Suit, Which Wants to Stop Art Opening By Matt ChabanJanuary 12, 2011 | 9:13 a.m. Despite the occasional hiccup, it looks like the controversial Park51 Islamic community center downtown...
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King: Imam behind Ground Zero-area mosque 'blackmailing' U.S. on project From the Hill: The ranking member on the House Homeland Security Committee accused the imam behind the mosque project near Ground Zero of arm-twisting...
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Could they come out and make it any more clear than this? From the Weekly Standard: Supporters of the "Ground Zero mosque" have been oddly obsessed with the idea that the proposed Islamic center shouldn't be called a "mosque." As Frank Rich wrote...
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Newsmax: Ground Zero Mosque Developers Refuse to Rule Out Using Funds from Iran and Ahmadinejad Thursday, 19 Aug 2010 By: Jim Meyers The developers of the planned mosque near New York’s ground zero on Wednesday refused to rule out using funds from Mahmoud...
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Newsmax:
Ground Zero Mosque Developers Seek $5 Million Federal Grant
Monday, 22 Nov 2010
Developers of the Park51 Islamic community center and mosque, which has come to be known as the "ground zero mosque” two blocks from the site for the World Trade Center in New York City, appear to be tone deaf to the groundswell of opposition to the project. They have applied for about $5 million in federal grant money allocated for the redevelopment of lower Manhattan after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to The Daily Beast, quoting what it described as two knowledgeable sources.
“The audacious move stands to reignite the embers of a divisive debate that dominated headlines surrounding the ninth anniversary of the attacks this fall, say people vested in the issue,” the news service states.
"If Imam Feisal [Abdul Rauf, whose idea it was for the mosque] and his retinue want to know why they're not trusted, here's yet another reason,” says Irshad Manji, director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University. “The New Yorkers I speak with have questions about Park51. Requesting money from public coffers without engaging the public shows a staggering lack of empathy, especially from a man who says he's all about dialogue."
Although formal plans have not been announced for Park51, conceptual sketches portray a futuristic-looking building wrapped in a honeycomb of abstract shapes, with a core containing far more space for secular pursuits than religious worship. Cost estimates range around $100 million.
- Her Royal Ground Zero Mosque Links
Thanks to Her Royal Whyness: Mayor Stalling 'Mosque' Suit, Which Wants to Stop Art Opening By Matt ChabanJanuary 12, 2011 | 9:13 a.m. Despite the occasional hiccup, it looks like the controversial Park51 Islamic community center downtown...
-
King: Imam behind Ground Zero-area mosque 'blackmailing' U.S. on project From the Hill: The ranking member on the House Homeland Security Committee accused the imam behind the mosque project near Ground Zero of arm-twisting...
- Ground Zero Mosque Developer Posts On Mosque Website: "“we Are Trying To Establish A Full Fledged Islamic Center In The Lower Manhattan, Only 2 Blocks From World Trade Center"
Could they come out and make it any more clear than this? From the Weekly Standard: Supporters of the "Ground Zero mosque" have been oddly obsessed with the idea that the proposed Islamic center shouldn't be called a "mosque." As Frank Rich wrote...
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Newsmax: Ground Zero Mosque Developers Refuse to Rule Out Using Funds from Iran and Ahmadinejad Thursday, 19 Aug 2010 By: Jim Meyers The developers of the planned mosque near New York’s ground zero on Wednesday refused to rule out using funds from Mahmoud...
- What You Need To Know About The Ground Zero Mosque, The Cordoba Initative, And The Imam Behind Both
Islamic Supremacist 911 Mega Mosque Imam Rauf's "Muslim Leader of the Future" Hater, Anti-Semite, Jihadist Ground Zero Mosque Imam Tied To "Free Gaza" Flotilla About the Ground Zero Mosque Imam Ground Zero Mosque Imam: "I Don't Believe...