Developer Hopes to Use Tax-Free Sukuk to Finance Bulk of Ground Zero Victory Mosque.

NYC mosque developer: No plans to move project
NEW YORK (AP) — The developer behind a proposal to build an Islamic Center near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks said Wednesday that the experience has been an "eye-opener" about misperceptions surrounding his faith, but that he is the one ultimately calling the shots on the project and has no plans to move it. Speaking on NBC television, Sharif El-Gamal reiterated his stance that the opposition to the Park51 project was unexpected. MuslimS: Bigotry behind N.Y. town's attempt to shut...

NYC mosque developer: No plans to move project
NEW YORK (AP) — The developer behind a proposal to build an Islamic Center near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks said Wednesday that the experience has been an "eye-opener" about misperceptions surrounding his faith, but that he is the one ultimately calling the shots on the project and has no plans to move it. Speaking on NBC television, Sharif El-Gamal reiterated his stance that the opposition to the Park51 project was unexpected. MuslimS: Bigotry behind N.Y. town's attempt to shut...

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie: Auschwitz and the Mosque Near Ground Zero
Jewish Americans have generally been more supportive of the Cordoba House project than other Americans. Jews have been denied Religious Freedom and been the Victims of Religious Discrimination so frequently that their natural sympathies lie with others who now confront these burdens. Nonetheless, even those most firmly committed to building the Community Center/Mosque in Lower Manhattan have struggled with the seemingly powerful argument that what happened at Auschwitz in the 1980s is a reason...

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie: Auschwitz and the Mosque Near Ground Zero
Jewish Americans have generally been more supportive of the Cordoba House project than other Americans. Jews have been denied Religious Freedom and been the Victims of Religious Discrimination so frequently that their natural sympathies lie with others who now confront these burdens. Nonetheless, even those most firmly committed to building the Community Center/Mosque in Lower Manhattan have struggled with the seemingly powerful argument that what happened at Auschwitz in the 1980s is a reason...

Ground Zero Mosque Imam: Project meant to prevent similar attack
In yet another veiled threat, this time on 60 Minutes, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf lays claim to why the Mosque must be built : The imam behind the Controversial plan to build a Muslim culture Center near the site of New York's Sept. 11 attack said Sunday the project is meant to prevent a similar attack. In an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes" program, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf said he feels duty bound to help protect non-Muslim Americans from such violence. Rauf said building the Center, which will...

Behold the Strange Ground Zero Mosque Design Motif
We would like to announce a new series of renderings of the Park51 Community Center, as prepared by our Architectural Design consultants SOMA Architects. These new images display an updated exterior and provide a first look into Park51’s interior and lend some insight on how we’re envisioning the project. Read The Full Article -->

PR Newswire: Non-exisent Permits on Ground Zero Mosque
New York, New York-Andy Sullivan, founder of the 9/11 Hard Hat Pledge was an eyewitness to the World Trade Center attacks. After seeing the first plane hit he successfully evacuated all of his Construction crew. His one regret from that day is “not knowing that the first girl I ever loved was working at Cantor Fitzgerald. I could have saved her.” Mr. Sullivan, a lifelong Construction Worker and a member of New York’s largest Construction union is an expert on New...

Settlers spray graffiti on mosque in Nablus, run over a man in Qalqiliya, attack a teenager in Hebron and
more News from Today in Palestine: Land and Property Theft and Destruction/Ethnic Cleansing Palestinians may continue Talks if construction limited to settlement Blocs US Envoy Mitchell meets Palestinian president Abbas in Ramallah as part of American, International effort to save Peace Talks; PLO Executive Committee to convene Thursday to discuss negotiations. https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3962220,00.html Palestinians expected to leave direct Talks After giving Netanyahu an...

Mohammed cartoons book goes on sale in Denmark
Copenhagen — A book on the crisis sparked by a Danish newspaper's publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed five years ago hit stores in Denmark on Thursday amid concerns over a backlash from the Muslim World. At one bookshop in Copenhagen, staff prepared for a busy day of trading with Flemming Rose's "The Tyranny of Silence" on the shelves, but fears were also high after a month in which Denmark faced two new security alerts. On Tuesday an Iraqi Kurd being held in Norway on...

Avigdor Lieberman's Dose of Truth
Not surprisingly, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's Speech to the UN General Assembly this week drew condemnations, with Palestinian delegates walking out on the Speech. Israel's Left-wing daily Haaretz ran an article claiming U.S. Jews were "outraged." It quotes extreme-dovish Activist Seymour Reich as saying, "If Lieberman can't keep his personal opinions to himself, he ought to resign from the cabinet," and an unnamed "leader" as saying, "Every timeLieberman voices his...

The Islamic Community Center In Ground Zero - An Inside Story on CBS
The Islamic Community Center In Ground Zero - An Inside Story on CBS | The 3rd World view The 3rd World view Views and links from a human being who hails from the so called Third World Find Entries

House passes 9/11 health bill for Ground Zero first responders
WASHINGTON -- The House yesterday passed a long-stalled 9/11 Health bill, with New York lawmakers leading the charge that put first responders a step closer to government-paid medical Care for illnesses blamed on Toxic Chemicals at Ground Zero. The House gallery erupted with applause from dozens of city Police and Firefighters as the bill passed 268-160 following fierce debate. "To the living Victims of 9/11, we have good news: Help is on the way," said Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan and...

House OKs $7.4B for Ground Zero medical costs
The U.S. House has approved $7.4 Billion to pay the medical costs of rescuers, workers and residents near Ground Zero who were sickened by the smoke, dust and toxic fumes from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in Manhattan. The vote was 268-160, with 13 Republicans joining the Democratic majority. The Legislation, which would be paid for by ending U.S. Tax Breaks for foreign-based companies, would also reopen the 9/11 compensation fund and allocate up to $8.2 Billion for death and injury payments....

Bob Beckel Threatens Pam Gellar on National TV
Something interesting happened on Fox Business Monday night. I don’t get this channel (I’m only willing to pay so much to Time Warner), but The Lid and Atlas Shrugs also have the story. First, the video: The Lid opens its story with this: Here’s something you don’t hear very often from a Fox News Contributor “You’re a woman, you better be careful about saying who I carry water for,” but that was the threat Bob Beckel made to my friend, Pamela Geller...

It's Not Easy To Build a Mosque in Brooklyn, Either
Depending on whom you ask, the new Mosque planned for a quiet block in southern Brooklyn is either the latest target in a wave of coordinated anti-Muslim sentiment, part of an insidious effort to spread Political Islam throughout America or simply a parking nightmare waiting to happen. On Sunday morning, September 26, partisans of each of these positions could be found in dueling Protests that convened near the empty double lot on Voorhies Avenue in Sheepshead Bay, where the Mosque and...

Somali pirate chief faces death
A pirate ringleader has been sentenced to death by a court in the breakaway Somali state of Puntland. Salah Mohamed Gelle faces execution for murdering Sayid Jacfar, the Pakistani skipper of hijacked cargo ship the MV QSM Dubai, in early June. Seven other pirates who took part in the assault were sentenced to jail terms of between 10 and 17 years. Some were also ordered to pay fines of about $2,000 (1,260) by the court in Bossasso, Puntland's business Capital. "Salah Mohamed Gelle,...

Stocks stumble at the close
A look at highlights from the day's business news: Stocks stumble at the close U.S. stocks ended slightly lower Wednesday , as uneasiness about the Global Economy continued to hang over the market and a light economic calendar gave investors little reason to jump in. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 23 points, or 0.2 percent, the S&P 500 fell 3 points, or 0.3 percent, and the NASDAQ lost 3 points, or 0.1 percent. After rallying to four-month highs and gaining for a fourth...

Asian stock markets rise as Chinese manufacturing activity picks up pace in September
Singapore — Most Asian stock markets rose Friday as stronger Growth in Chinese Manufacturing suggested the world's No. 2 economy isn't slowing as sharply as feared. Wall Street, meanwhile, chalked up its best September in 71 years even after key indexes ended the month on a weak note as investors locked in profits from a multi-week rally. Oil Prices extended gains to rise above $80 a barrel. Providing a lift to sentiment was news that Growth in China's Manufacturing industries gathered...

9/11 responders hope to finally get help with medical bills
[Updated at 3:59 p.m] A bill to provide Health benefits for emergency Workers who were first on the scene of the September 11, 2001, terror Attacks won approval Wednesday from the U.S. House. The measure passed on a mostly partisan 268-160 vote. The Senate has yet to act on the Issue. Gabriele Pacino is a Construction Worker who took part in the clean-up after September 11. [Posted at 7:47 a.m] A bill that would cover Health Care expenses incurred by thousands of first responders, clean-up...

Pass Zadroga bill today: Congress must do right by Ground Zero responders
Now is the time. Now is the time for Congress to move America toward fulfilling the national obligation to the Forgotten Victims of 9/11. Now is the time for Republicans and Democrats alike to rise for just one moment above the bitter give-no-quarter Partisanship that paralyzes Washington . Now is the time for the House of Representatives to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act . Nine long years ago, thousands of rescue and recovery workers, as well as legions of...

Thug Beckel Threatens Pam Geller on Fox Business Network
Here’s something you don’t hear very often from a Fox News Contributor “You’re a woman, you better be careful about saying who I carry water for,” but that was the threat Bob Beckel made to my friend, Pamela Geller editor of Atlas Shrugs and Big Journalism contributorduring a heated exchange on Eric Bolling’s Fox Business News show Money Rocks last night. After a discussion of the 60 Minutes report on the Ground Zero Mosque controversy (that ran...

Special report: How Dubai got serious
By Amran Abocar and Raissa Kasolowsky Dubai | Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:50am EDT Dubai (Reuters) - Once filled with the cacophony of cranes and construction laborers, Dubai today hums to the work of a quieter crowd. The brash Gulf emirate, renowned for extravagant Real Estate projects and flashy living, has turned into a city of auditors. As they pore over the detritus of last year's Debt Crisis, the city-state's accountants and lawyers face a task as huge as Dubai's ambitions. The emirate's flagship...

No deal, Kerik says to plea offer & prison time
Disgraced former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik borrowed a line from a popular game show after Federal Prosecutors made him a plea offer that would have required him to do time: No deal. "He rejected the plea deal because he paid his taxes and did nothing wrong," his Attorney Ken Breen said last night. Breen declined to be more specific about the terms of the proposed deal, but a source familiar with the negotiations told the Daily News the terms called for Kerik to spend less than two years...

Weak Dollar Wednesday - Which Way Now
By Phil at Phil's Stock World  Everything is proceeding exactly as I have foreseen  -  Emperor Palpatine In  Monday’s post  I said: " we really would like to see a little volume consolidation before we make another run at the 1,150 line on the S&P " and we zigged and we zagged until yesterday’s close where "THEY" punched it up to EXACTLY the 1,150 line (see  Dave Fry’s chart ) where we, of course, failed - because it’s all...

Cantors or Rock Stars?
100 Voices: A Journey Home Cantors Treated Like Rock Stars During Visit to Poland Had anyone in pre- or postwar Poland predicted that one day, 72 cantors men and women would be joined by a Polish Childrens choir and the 100-strong Wielki National Opera Orchestra and Chorus to perform Hatikvah and Ani Maamim at the Warsaw Opera House for a Polish audience his or her sanity would have been questioned. 100 Voices: A Journey Home, a Documentary...