Sentences with phrase «proposed islamic»

Yesterday, the Anti-Defamation League, an influential Jewish organization, announced its surprising opposition to the proposed Islamic center and mosque to be built two blocks north of the World Trade Center site.

While Mohammed Rauf's Islamic Society of New York quickly became an epicenter of Islamic life on the Upper East Side when it opened in 1991, Rauf's son Feisal Abdul Rauf is drawing an equal amount of attention with his own proposed Islamic Community Center, the Park51 project, decried by opponents as the «Ground Zero mosque.»

It's been a strange month for Bloomberg, who began it with a supremely sensitive speech about the proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero, in which he defended religious liberty and pluralism.

Paladino also took the opportunity to again raise the issue of the proposed Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero — and bash his opponent's support for the plan.

Lazio's new television ad on the subject of the proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero is nothing less than shameful.

The paper slams the former Long Island congressman for being «shameless and shameful in exploiting passions» over the proposed Islamic center / mosque near Ground Zero and for using 9/11 images in TV ads (actually, the state Conservative Party launched the first one; Lazio's first attempt was merely a web ad, and his first TV buy is just $ 200,000).

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich wants a federal ban on Sharia and opposes a proposed Islamic center near ground zero.

New York (CNN)- The building slated to house a proposed Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero leads Tuesday's agenda for a meeting of New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission.

You would think that most Jewish leaders in America would have a special sensitivity to the vitriol pouring out against Muslims concerning the proposed Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero.

At Park51, the site of Rauf's proposed Islamic center (pictured), Rauf and hundreds of other Muslims - including many from Masjid al - Farah - have already begun meeting for Friday afternoon prayers, called Jum» ah, on the building's ground floor.

Looking back, I can see glimpses of the vision of Cordoba House - Imam Feisal's proposed Islamic Center in Lower Manhattan - in my conversations with him over the years.

The first time I saw Imam Feisal - the man behind the proposed Islamic center in New York - speak was at a church.

CNN has secured an exclusive interview with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the man behind the proposed Islamic center near New York's ground zero.

Others have pointed out that the sources of funding for the proposed Islamic Center are unsavory, or that Adul Rauf isn't the great moderate he pretends to be.

At a time of rising tensions in the United States between Muslims and other Americans over a proposed Islamic center near New York's ground zero and over proposed mosques elsewhere in the country, Liepert hopes his group's document will provide a roadmap to its southern neighbor.

I can't muster a great deal of concern about the proposed Islamic center in New York near Ground Zero.

When news first broke about the proposed Islamic center near ground zero last December, there was no controversy around it.

With many American Muslims already feeling intense scrutiny over the controversy surrounding a proposed Islamic center and mosque near New York's ground zero, many mosques and Islamic groups are dramatically altering their usual plans for Eid ul - Fitr, the end of Ramadan holiday.

He appeared at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York last Monday for a speech and question - and - answer session about the controversy over his proposed Islamic center.

The group behind the proposed Islamic cultural center near New York's ground zero has released what it is calling the first official images of the center.

American Christians, Muslims and those of other faiths are divided over what to do about a proposed Islamic community center near ground zero in New York, a new poll shows.

A handful of Christian leaders discouraged Rauf from meeting the Rev. Terry Jones - who'd threatened to burn Qurans unless Rauf moved his proposed Islamic center and mosque further from ground zero - and organized a phone call with Jones last weekend to urge him to cancel his Quran burning.

I hear there's a Big & Tall Men's clothing store even closer to Ground Zero than the proposed Islamic center is.

With the controversy over the site and substance of his proposed Islamic center now spanning the globe, the imam is relying on an informal cabinet of faith - based advisors, many of them Christian and Jewish, for crisis management advice and moral support during the most difficult public crisis of his life.

If Phelps and his co-defendants are liable for the intentional infliction of emotional distress in this case, what is to prevent another judge and jury from ordering monetary damages in a case against the owners of the proposed Islamic community center near ground zero for inflicting emotional distress on the families of 9/11 victims?

The imam behind the proposed Islamic center and mosque near ground zero is largely avoiding New York City because of security concerns and is receiving protection from the New York Police Department, according to those close to the imam.

The late Pope John Paul II has been described as the inspiration for a possible compromise to the dispute over the proposed Islamic center and mosque in the World Trade Center vicinity - that it be withdrawn and built elsewhere, much as the late pontiff had canceled plans for a convent near the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Not exact matches

The coalition's first project was advocating for a proposed 52,000 - square - foot Islamic center and mosque in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, that was facing local opposition last fall.

«Proponents of the Islamic center may have every right to build at this site, and may even have chosen the site to send a positive message about Islam,» the ADL said in announcing its position on the proposed New York Islamic center last summer.

Such anthropological discussion and hoped for actions are somewhat more specific than, though overlapping with, the more theological dialogue proposed by the Islamic scholars who suggest the call to «total devotion» to the one God as our starting point.

Question to ask is why the supporters of the Islamic center in lower Manhattan are so adamant about building it there and not some place else as proposed by Governor Patterson.

Khan raised the issue during a discussion aired Sunday on ABC's «This Week,» which spent this week's broadcast focusing on American Muslims and the fears evoked by the proposed Park51 Islamic center in New York and by mosques in other parts of the United States.

Last week Carol Mann, an LPGA star in the»60s and»70s and winner of 38 tournaments worldwide, let loose a rant on her Facebook page, criticizing the proposed construction of an Islamic cultural center near where the World Trade Center towers were located before the 9/11 attacks.

Vito Fossella and other local Republicans against the mosque / Islamic center proposed for construction near Ground Zero.

Extraordinary moment during BBC debate as both leadership candidates propose talks with Islamic terror group

Protest over the mosque / Islamic center proposed for construction near Ground Zero has reportedly stepped up anti-US chatter and threats on jihadist Websites, although the White House has said there's no evidence the controversy has had an impact on US counterterrorism efforts.

Today's Q poll reaffirms that the majority of New Yorkers — 71 percent — would prefer to see the backers of a mosque / Islamic center proposed for construction near Ground Zero voluntarily relocate the project to a less sensitive site in deference to the wishes of some 9/11 victims» family members.

If you find a law proposed by an islamic party / rebel group to be completely unacceptable (like allowing marital rape, condemning adultery, authorising genital mutilation, death penalty for apostasy / blasphemy / homosexuality,...), then they are radicals with respect to you.

«Based on that experience, I am certain that Islamic militants will do their best to target the proposed World Trade Center mosque and Islamic Center for takeover by radicals intent on imposing their murderous and hateful ideology mere footsteps away from sacred ground in Manhattan.

Rep. Bill Owens broke his silence on the mosque / Islamic center proposed for construction near Ground Zero, telling me during a «Capital Tonight» interview set to air this evening that he agrees the project should be relocated to a less controversial site.

Mr. Bloomberg, speaking at an annual Iftar dinner, said he understood the impulse to find an alternative location for the proposed mosque and Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero.

Two candidates, former senator Rick Santorum (Pennsylvania) and former New York governor George Pataki, said they were willing to shoot down Russian planes in Syria if those aircraft violated a proposed no - fly zone - even though, at the moment, Russia says it also wants to fight the Islamic State, in order to keep Syrian leader Bashar Assad in power.

CNN: Paterson proposes finding compromise site for Islamic center New York Gov. David Paterson says he'd like to discuss plans for an Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero in Manhattan with its developers to see whether a compromise site can be found.

(CNN)- Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid is breaking ranks with President Obama over the issue of the proposed construction of a controversial Islamic center and mosque just blocks away from Ground Zero.

The proposed site of Park51, an Islamic cultural center that will include a mosque, is especially contentious because it goes to the heart of who is to blame for the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

By Jason Horowitz and Chris Cillizza Updated at 3:41 p.m. New York Gov. David Paterson, who last week sought to entice the backers of a proposed mosque near Ground Zero to consider another location, expects to meet soon with the Islamic center's developers, a spokesman for the governor said Tuesday.

The Foreign Affairs Select Committee has decided by a majority vote that they do not support the Prime Minister on proposed airstrikes against the so - called Islamic State in Syria, ITV News understands.

And, that's a good thing for a party who has drawn lots and lots of negative attention over the past few weeks — from the still sluggish economy to the debate over the proposed New York City Islamic center to the pending House ethics trials for Reps. Charlie Rangel (D - N.Y.) and Maxine Waters (D - Calif.).

Chicago - based committee members Richard and Kitzia Goodman bought Islamic Art curator Linda Komaroff's proposed artwork for the museum before pitching ended, as well.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is reportedly considering a new state - run cryptocurrency not unlike the kind proposed by Russia, Estonia and Venezuela.