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Post-9\/11 Islamophobia<\/p><\/div>\n

By Ralph E. Stone<\/a> & Judi Iranyi<\/strong><\/p>\n

August 23, 2010<\/p>\n

Lost in the shuffle about the protests of building a cultural center near Ground Zero is that a number of Muslims died at the towers that day — not just the nut cases in the planes — and that nearly all Muslims adamantly opposed the actions and events that took place on 9\/11, and denounced them strongly, saying the Islamic religion in no way condones it.<\/p>\n

The controversy has been inaccurately dubbed the “Ground Zero mosque.” Actually, the building will function as an Islamic cultural center, not a mosque. It will include a prayer room, but not a single-purpose house of worship for Muslims. Furthermore, the cultural center will not be built at Ground Zero. It will be near Ground Zero.<\/p>\n

“Eminent” politicians are jumping on the anti-mosque bandwagon. Sarah Palin called it a “stab in the heart of the 9\/11 families.” Senators Johnny Isakson, Olympia Snowe, and John McCain called the cultural center \u201cinsensitive.\u201d Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani — the 9\/11 saint — called it “offensive.” And New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio called Iman Feisal Abdul Fauf, the Iman behind building the cultural center, “a terrorist-sympathizing Imam.” And that right-wing spokesman, Rush Limbaugh, called the President “Iman-a-bama” for supporting the cultural center. Unfortunately no one remembers the stately speeches given by President Obama<\/a> and New York City Mayor Michael Rubens Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Racism and bigotry are alive and well in America.<\/p>\n

Everyone is invited to the “International Burn a Koran Day” hosted by a nondenominational church in Gainesville, Florida, scheduled for the the ninth anniversary of the 9\/11 attacks. Bring the whole family.<\/p>\n

Makes one proud to be an American.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The controversy has been inaccurately dubbed the “Ground Zero mosque.” Actually, the building will function as an Islamic cultural center, not a mosque. It will include a prayer room, but not a single-purpose house of worship for Muslims. Furthermore, the cultural center will not be built at Ground Zero. 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