On September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center in New York was destroyed by airplanes hi-jacked from Muslim extremists. The site of destruction, known as "Ground Zero," plans to construct a Muslim Mosque in it's place.
In the article from the New York Post, the reporter quotes and describes the negative criticisms of the civilians. To some New Yorkers, constructing a Muslim Mosque was a disgusting thing to do, stating it would be a "swift kick in the face." Constructing the mosque would manifest the extremist's religion into something great and almighty. Unfortunately, the Board has approved of this plan, and despite constant criticism by families of victims, President Obama has approved of it as well. However, some citizens believe that constructing a mosque is a good idea as it ties back to the American Dream of religious freedom and religious diversity. Overall, the views in this article are ambivalent, but aimed negatively.
On the other hand, the article from the CNN, paints a different picture. Muslims across the U.A.E. are upset over this project, stating that Al Queda or terrorism in all, does not accurately reflect the Islamic ideas at all. In fact, Muslims state that Islam is anti-terrorist and a very peaceful religion. Muslim's believe that the construction of the Mosque will portray their religion's true values and ideas but not the destruction and false identity extremists created.
New York Post:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/mosque_madness_at_ground_zero_OQ34EB0MWS0lXuAnQau5uL/1
CNN:
http://articles.cnn.com/2010-05-07/us/new.york.ground.zero.mosque_1_muslims-ground-zero-community-center?_s=PM:US
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