[Vision2020] Far from ground zero, opponents fight new mosques

Wed Aug 11 11:07:12 PDT 2010

I do not have a problem with them building a mosque any where they like , provided they get the appropriate permints and comply with any ordinances involved. I have been invited to the local moscow mosque on several occasions for a lamb feed. We sometimes sell them the lamb. There are however a few questions about building one at this location. It should be understandable the the relatives of the victims would be upset about it. Out of regard for them and in the spirit of peace it could have been still in the city, but somewhat further away. Again in spirit of peace, they should dedicate it to all  victims(moslem and otherwise). Other concerns are that it has been reported that the three who are behind it have a history of supporting terrorist and that the State Department is funding a trip abroad for them to raise money to build it. This is according to Sean Hannnity. I know most of you do not believe anything he says. Never the less, if true, it is a concern.
Roger
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From: "Tom Hansen" thansen at moscow.com
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:26:17 -0700
To: "'Paul Rumelhart'" godshatter at yahoo.com,  "'Art Deco'" deco at moscow.com, "'Vision 2020'" vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Far from ground zero, opponents fight new mosques

> Why shouldn't the American people permit . . . nope . . . make that
> "encourage" followers of the Muslim faith to build a mosque in tribute to
> those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.  After all, included on
> the list of victims are the names of 59 human beings of the Muslim faith who
> also perished in those towers.
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> Perhaps the demons that many of us should confront are not necessarily of
> flesh and bone, but those embedded in our own minds.
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> Courtesy of About.com at:
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> Muslim Victims of September 11th Attack
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> Inna li-lahi wa inna li-layhi raja'un.
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> >From Allah we come, and to Him is our return.
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> Thousands of innocent lives were lost on September 11, 2001, and our hearts
> and prayers go out to their families and loved ones.  For several hundred of
> the victims of 9/11, grief and sorrow has been compounded by constant
> suspicion, bias, hatred, and attacks on the faith they hold dear.
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> Imagine being the family of Salman Hamdani.  The 23-year-old New York City
> police cadet was a part-time ambulance driver, incoming medical student, and
> devout Muslim.  When he disappeared on September 11, law enforcement
> officials came to his family, seeking him for questioning in relation to the
> terrorist attacks.  They allegedly believed he was somehow involved.  His
> whereabouts were undetermined for over six months, until his remains were
> finally identified.  He was found near the North Tower, with his EMT medical
> bag beside him, presumably doing everything he could to help those in need.
> His family could finally rest, knowing that he died the hero they always
> knew him to be.
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> Or imagine being Baraheen Ashrafi, nine months pregnant with her second
> child.  Her husband, Mohammad Chowdhury, was a waiter at Windows of the
> World restaurant, on the top floors of Tower One.  The morning of September
> 11, they prayed salaat-l-fajr (the pre-dawn prayer) together, and he went
> off to work.  She never saw him again.  Their son, Farqad, was born 48 hours
> after the attacks -- one of the first 9/11 orphans to be born.  In an
> interview with CTV Canada, she relates that in the months to follow, she
> mourned for her husband and endured the hostility of some ignorant people
> around her.  "When they saw me ... I'm wearing a scarf. There is a hate
> look."
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> Or consider Rahma Salie, a passenger on American Airlines #11 that crashed
> into the North Tower.  Rahma, a Muslim of Sri Lankan origin, was traveling
> with her husband Michael (a convert to Islam) to attend a friend's wedding
> in California.  Rahma was 7 months pregnant with their first child.
> According to the Independent UK (October 11, 2001), Rahma's name was
> initially put on an FBI watch list, because her "Muslim-sounding" name was
> on the passenger manifest, and her travel patterns were similar to those of
> the hijackers (she was a computer consultant living in Boston).  Although
> her name was eventually removed from the list, several of her family members
> were barred from taking flights to her memorial service.  Her mother,
> Haleema, said, "I would like everyone to know that she was a Muslim, she is
> a Muslim and we are victims too, of this tragic incident."
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> Partial List of Muslim 9/11 Victims:
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> Note: This list is as yet incomplete and unconfirmed.  It has been compiled
> from the Islamic Circle of North America, the Newsday victims database, and
> reports from other major news organizations.  The victims' ages, employers,
> or other personal information is included when available, along with links
> to further information or photos.
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> Samad Afridi
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> Ashraf Ahmad
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> Shabbir Ahmad (45 years old; Windows on the World; leaves wife and 3
> children)
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> Umar Ahmad
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> Azam Ahsan
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> Ahmed Ali
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> Tariq Amanullah (40 years old; Fiduciary Trust Co.; ICNA website team
> member; leaves wife and 2 children)
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> Touri Bolourchi (69 years old; United Airlines #175; a retired nurse from
> Tehran)
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> Salauddin Ahmad Chaudhury
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> Abdul K. Chowdhury (30 years old; Cantor Fitzgerald)
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> Mohammad S. Chowdhury (39 years old; Windows on the World; leaves wife and
> child born 2 days after the attack)
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> Jamal Legesse Desantis
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> Ramzi Attallah Douani (35 years old; Marsh & McLennan)
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> SaleemUllah Farooqi
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> Syed Fatha (54 years old; Pitney Bowes)
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> Osman Gani
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> Mohammad Hamdani (50 years old)
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> Salman Hamdani (NYPD Cadet)
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> Aisha Harris (21 years old; General Telecom)
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> Shakila Hoque (Marsh & McLennan)
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> Nabid Hossain
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> Shahzad Hussain
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> Talat Hussain
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> Mohammad Shah Jahan (Marsh & McLennan)
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> Yasmeen Jamal
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> Mohammed Jawarta (MAS security)
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> Arslan Khan Khakwani
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> Asim Khan
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> Ataullah Khan
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> Ayub Khan
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> Qasim Ali Khan
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> Sarah Khan (32 years old; Cantor Fitzgerald)
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> Taimour Khan (29 years old; Karr Futures)
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> Yasmeen Khan
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> Zahida Khan
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> Badruddin Lakhani
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> Omar Malick
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> Nurul Hoque Miah (36 years old)
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> Mubarak Mohammad (23 years old)
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> Boyie Mohammed (Carr Futures)
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> Raza Mujtaba
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> Omar Namoos
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> Mujeb Qazi
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> Tarranum Rahim
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> Ehtesham U. Raja (28 years old)
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> Ameenia Rasool (33 years old)
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> Naveed Rehman
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> Yusuf Saad
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> Rahma Salie & unborn child (28 years old; American Airlines #11; wife of
> Michael Theodoridis; 7 months pregnant)
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> Shoman Samad
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> Asad Samir
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> Khalid Shahid (25 years old; Cantor Fitzgerald; engaged to be married in
> November)
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> Mohammed Shajahan (44 years old; Marsh & McLennan)
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> Naseema Simjee (Franklin Resources Inc.'s Fiduciary Trust)
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> Jamil Swaati
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> Sanober Syed
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> Robert Elias Talhami (40 years old; Cantor Fitzgerald)
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> Michael Theodoridis (32 years old; American Airlines #11; husband of Rahma
> Salie)
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> W. Wahid
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> Peace . . .
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> Tom Hansen
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> Moscow, Idaho
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> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails." 
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