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Thursday, May 24, 2012
7/19/10, Letter to Editor, USA Today
Roundup: It takes a village to build a Mosque
By: Harris Zafar
Organizers of the mosque near Ground Zero are pushing the project forward despite a growing number of vocal opponents wishing to halt this project in its tracks ("Lawmaker raises questions about Ground Zero mosque," USATODAY.com, July 13).
A construction project cannot simply be forced onto people as Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf seemingly is doing with the Cordoba House project at Ground Zero.
Muslim groups hoping to build a mosque must take it upon themselves to reach out to the surrounding neighborhood and personally share their intentions behind the construction project.
As a Muslim, I know a mosque is meant to be a symbol of peace and must not be used as the source of hostility. If Muslims want to stand for peace, they must work harder to act with peace. Muslims cannot always wait for other communities to take the first steps.
Copyright 2011 Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya USA. All Rights Reserved.
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