Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf

New Imam joins Park51

Park51, the Islamic Community Center in Lower Manhattan that has been at the center of much controversy, has announced that Imam Abdallah Adhami has been appointed a Senior Advisor. “This is an extraordinary opportunity to be a key advisor on a project going forward that has enormous creative and healing

American Society for Muslim Advancement

Cordoba House, Ground Zero and overcoming the fear of Islam

By Mehnaz M. Afridi On 6 June some organisations, such as Stop Islamization of America, Jihad Watch and the Tea Party movement, have planned a demonstration in New York to protest the building of a cultural and community centre called the Cordoba House, two blocks from the World Trade Center

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf

Using Qur'anic narratives in pursuit of peace

By Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf (March 5, 2010) – I consider the Israeli-Palestinian conflict the single biggest obstacle to eliminating Muslim-Jewish antipathy. Although this dispute is fundamentally about the distribution of assets and the power to control decisions, it is frequently portrayed as a religious conflict. And too often, opposing