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Can NY Islamic centre help build bridges?

Published on : 8 September 2010 - 1:23pm | By RNW News Desk (Photo: NOS)
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Dutch politician Geert Wilders will speak at a rally in NY on Saturday protesting against the so-called Ground Zero Mosque. But one of the people behind the controversial centre hopes it will actually help heal the wounds of the 9/11 attacks.

 

Daisy Khan, one of the people behind what she calls a community centre with a prayer space says it has nothing to do with terrorism. She hopes the project will build bridges between Muslims and non-Muslims. The protests show how badly dialogue between the two groups is needed.
 

 

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