September 11

Opponent Seeks to Block Construction Of Downtown Mosque

January 11, 2011

Author: Kirk Semple

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/12/nyregion/12mosque.html?_r=1&ref=religionandbelief

Lawyers representing a firefighter who is suing to block the development of a Muslim community center and mosque in Lower Manhattan filed a motion on Tuesday seeking to block the developers from doing any construction on the site.

 

The motion, filed in State Supreme...

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Imam Behind Islamic Center Plans U.S. Tour

December 23, 2010

Author: Paul Vitello

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/24/nyregion/24mosque.html?ref=religionandbelief

The controversy over plans to build an Islamic center in downtown Manhattan subsided in November, almost abruptly, with the end of an election season that amplified its most emotional underlying issues.

 

But the imam behind the project has decided to risk reigniting that...

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Reflections of Religious Understanding

December 2, 2010

Author: Alicia M. Moulton

Source: Bringham Young University Alumni News

http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view&a=2701

Andrew J. Kosorok (BFA ’04) leans over a panel of glass, on which he etched an intricate floral motif. This piece is called Al-Mu’mim, Inspirer of Faith. It represents the growth of God’s creations as they react to trials and blessings.

 

The Harold B. Lee Library recently displayed eight of Kosorok’s...

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Sikhs Spread The Word About Their Faith

November 27, 2010

Author: Raja Abdulrahim

Source: The Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs-sikh-20101127,0,3512444.story

In one of the opening scenes of a light-hearted new film about Sikhism, the young filmmakers pose a challenge: If every Sikh could educate 300 people about the religion, then awareness of the faith would be a reality.

The filmmakers, 16-year-old twins Rasna Kaur Neelam and Harnek Singh...

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ADL Honors Rana Singh Sodhi for His Work on Sikh Awareness

November 14, 2010

Author: Dr. Jaswant Singh Sachdev

Source: SikhNet

http://www.sikhnet.com/news/adl-honors-rana-singh-sodhi-his-work-sikh-awareness

Anti-Defamation League (ADL), an organization of the Jewish people was founded 100 years ago in 1913 to secure justice and fair treatment to all. Over period of time it has become the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency fighting anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry defending...

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Faith Groups Divided Over New York Islamic Center

November 9, 2010

Author: Ed Payne

Source: CNN

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/09/faith-groups-divided-over-new-york-islamic-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.

 

While some six in 10 Catholics and Mormons think another location should be found, less than a...

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Retired Justice Stevens Defends Plans for Islamic Center

November 4, 2010

Author: Bill Mears

Source: CNN News

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/11/04/justice.stevens.ground.zero/index.html

Retired Justice John Paul Stevens expressed support Thursday for a planned Islamic community center near the site of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York, urging religious and ethnic tolerance.

 

"American Muslims should enjoy the freedom to build their places of worship wherever permitted by...

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