Mosque Opponents Leaving Ground Zero Shops Alone

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Mosque Opponents Leaving Ground Zero Shops Alone

Edited on Mon Aug-16-10 08:13 PM by steve2470

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/16/eveningnews/main6778899.shtml

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What really complicates the issue is that there already is a vibrant Muslim community near Ground Zero. Two blocks from the proposed site of the Islamic cultural center, there is an operating mosque.

Seven hundred thousand Muslims live in New York City's five boroughs, including 10,000 in lower Manhattan, where there are 87 Muslim organizations and businesses.

But this is an issue being driven by emotions on both sides, not numbers. On Monday, the anonymous artist put it best:

"It is a sensitive, provocative, confrontational issue," he said.