IMAM RAUF: QUITTING IS NOT AN OPTION…..
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/20/nyc-mosque-leader-rules-out-dropping-plan/
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, left, executive director of the Cordoba Initiative, greets an unidentified worshiper inside a Muharraq, Bahrain, mosque after leading midday prayers Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. Imam Rauf, who is leading plans for an Islamic center near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks on New York, is on a U.S.-funded outreach tour to Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to talk about religious tolerance in America. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
By Rachel Zoll
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By Rachel Zoll
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Associated Press
12:38 p.m., Friday, August 20, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) — A leader of the proposed Islamic center and mosque two blocks from ground zero says dropping the plan in the face of protest is not an option.
Daisy Khan told the Associated Press that she and other organizers of the center are closely consulting with American Muslim leaders as the plan moves forward. Mrs. Khan said she realizes the uproar is affecting Muslims nationwide.
The project has created a national debate over religious tolerance and the Sept. 11 attacks.
Mrs. Khan said Friday she’s under no pressure to change locations from the political leaders who previously expressed support.
Mrs. Khan and her husband, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, say the center will promote moderate Islam. Critics say the location is insensitive to 9/11 families.
Imam Rauf is on a Mideast tour funded by the State Department.
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