List/Grid Tag Archives: islamic
Minister cancels plans to burn Koran on Sept. 11
The minister of a Florida church said he has canceled plans to burn copies of the Quran because the leader of a much-opposed plan to build an Islamic Center near ground zero has agreed to move its location. The agreement couldn’t be immediately confirmed.
Glenn Beck spoke of ‘good Muslims’ with Imam Rauf in ’06 (The Upshot)
Update: Beck addressed the 2006 interview on his radio show Monday. Lately, conservative host Glenn Beck has sounded off against the proposed Islamic community center and mosque near Ground Zero and made allegations against one of its organizers: Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. On Fox News and the radio, Beck has tried to link Rauf to radical Islamic organizations, including Hamas .
Heated rallies over mosque project near 9/11 site
Hundreds of impassioned demonstrators — all waving American flags, but separated into two groups by police — descended on the location of the proposed mosque near the site of the 9/11 attacks, with opponents chanting, “No mosque, no way!” and supporters shouting, “We say no to racist fear!” The two leaders of the construction project, meanwhile, defended their plans on Sunday, though one suggested that organizers might eventually be willing to discuss an alternative site. The other, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, said during a Middle East trip that the attention generated by the project is actually positive and that he hopes it will bring greater understanding.
Mosque near ground zero divides Sept. 11 relatives (AP)
NEW YORK – Talat Hamdani traveled to Mecca to pray that her missing son, an EMT, was safe in the days after 9/11. She held out hope that his Muslim background had led to his detention as a suspect, considering it better than the alternative.
On a mission to save America from Muslims, via a blog
Pamela Geller jokes on a video blog about being dressed ‘in my burka’ while warning of Islamic ‘world domination’. Pamela Geller is on a mission to save the free world and she’s doing it, on this occasion, in a bikini as she writhes around in the sea.
News outlets split in describing mosque
There is no mosque being built on the site of Ground Zero. It’s a simple fact, but one that news consumers can be forgiven for missing.
Reid against plan to build mosque near ground zero (AP)
WASHINGTON – The Senate’s top Democrat on Monday came out against plans to build a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, moving away from President Barack Obama on the controversial election-year issue.
Is the Cordoba House Good for America? (The Atlantic Wire)
WASHINGTON, DC – Now that the New York City landmarks commission has approved the Cordoba House, an Islamic community center that has drawn attacks for its planned location two blocks from the former World Trade Center site, the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” is one step closer to reality. Whether it ends up happening as planned or is scuttled as demanded by such conservatives as Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich, observers are weighing in on what the center would mean for America.
Crystal Lake Islamic site permit slowed
WOODSTOCK — A conditional use permit for an Islamic community center in Crystal Lake was pushed back so petitioners can work out minor details with neighbors. The McHenry County Zoning…
McHenry County zoning board to hear request for Islamic community center
After more than a decade of renting space from the Crystal Lake Park District, a county Islamic group wants a place of its own. The Islamic Center of McHenry County…
