The mosque controversy
The building of an Islamic Trade Centre and a mosque near the World Trade Centre is getting heated up every day in the United States. They are citing reasons that it will severely hurt the sentiments of the people and relatives of those who lost their near and dear ones when the 'Islamic extremists' blew out the buildings known as Twin Towers in a most shocking way. They say that the mosque will be so close to the spot where the Islamic extremists brought down the World Trade Centres in 2001. It would refresh their memory from time to time. The matter became so emotive that a pastor of a small church in Florida named Terry Jones threatened to burn the Holy Quran if the Muslims did not back out from their plans. The threat caused a major uproar in the States and President Obama had to intervene and request the pastor to refrain from doing so. The plan for building such establishment and the mosque is being initiated by one Imam called Faisal Abudul Rauf. It is important to mention that according to the Imam the proposed Islamic Trade Centre and the mosque will be two blocks away from the actual Trade Centre. The Imam also said that nearby there exists a betting parlour. I don't find the logic of the Imam to stand tough on his stance and go ahead with building such a sacred place over there!
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