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Imam Rauf Accused of Being a Slumlord by NJ Town

(Sept. 14) -- Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is in some hot water today that's shockingly unrelated to Park51, aka the ground zero mosque, formerly known as Cordoba House. The town of Union City, N.J., filed a lawsuit today against the imam, charging he is a terrible, law-breaking slumlord, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. Rauf...

Opinion: Ground Zero Mosque Foes -- Time To Put Up

(Sept. 10) -- Exactly how crazy have things gotten in the "ground zero mosque" protests? One foe, an ad agency, has mounted two decommissioned missiles on trailers, hitched the trailers to vehicles and started circling the block -- two blocks from ground zero, remember -- where the building containing a mosque may...

NY Imam Breaks Silence on 'Ground Zero Mosque' Plans

(Sept. 8) -- After staying quiet while controversy swirled, the imam who wants to build a Muslim community center near the spot where the Twin Towers fell is finally speaking out -- saying he's moving forward with the project, is "awed" by the "furor" over it and is promising to "clearly identify" its financial...

Opinion: Who's Being Insensitive About the 'Ground Zero Mosque'?

(Aug. 26) -- Over the past few weeks as the furor over the Cordoba House project near ground zero has grown, opponents of the plan have seized on a novel argument to avoid the charge that they're seeking to constrain the religious freedom of American Muslims. They argue that while religious groups have the right to build...

Construction Workers Oppose Mosque Near Ground Zero

NEW YORK (Aug. 20) -- The proposed Islamic center near ground zero is facing stiff opposition from a group that will be vital if the plan is to be realized: the New York City building industry. Construction worker Andy Sullivan has set up a "Hard Hat Pledge" on his website, calling on construction workers to vow not to...