Feisal Abdul Rauf: Midterm Elections

Islamic Community Centre Dept: Then came the so-called ground zero mosque controversy in 2010, when Rauf s proposal to build an Islamic community centre in lower Manhattan touched off an emotional debate during the U.S. midterm elections, according to The Star. Suddenly Rauf was considered radical, despite his decades-long record of fighting extremism and imam Feisal Abdul Rauf considers himself a moderate Muslim and a unifying voice in a divided world. The U.S. government did too. Shortly after 9/11 , the American imam gave sessions on Islam to the FBI and invited agents to his mosque, in an effort to foster cooperation at a time when Muslims felt under attack. More on September 11 (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.