Guest column: What would founders do about New York mosque?Parvez Ahmed Florida Times Union, Aug 18, 2010. The supporters of the mosque near Ground Zero, called the Park51 project, have argued that First Amendment gives American Muslims the right to build a house of worship wherever they wish so long as the project complies with local ordinances. Some proponents also...

Now that the developers of the Muslim community center known as Park51 have secured their legal rights to continue development, what can we do to help heal the tensions that arose in its wake? BY PARVEZ AHMED, AUGUST 9, 2010in AltMuslim.com That most Americans are fearful of Islam and distrustful of Muslims is not new. Most polls show that 1 in 2 Americans have a...

Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 27 July 2010, www.commongroundnews.orgCopyright permission is granted for publication. Published in: Khaleej Times (UAE), July 29, 2010. Published in: Kuwait Times, Aug 4, 2010. Jacksonville, Florida – The proposal for a Muslim community centre called the Cordoba House, two blocks from where the World Trade Centre...

by Parvez AhmedAlso In Huffington Post. A proposed mosque, two blocks from where the World Trade Center twin-towers stood, have unleashed emotions, which the New York Times described as, “vitriolic commentary, pitting Muslims against Christians, Tea Partiers against staunch liberals, and Sept. 11 families against one another.” What began as a well...

AltMuslim.com July 9, 2010It is possible to be a good American and a good Muslim. More of one does not mean less of the other. Weaving American patriotic traditions into Muslim events will make this point loud and clear. BY PARVEZ AHMED, JULY 9, 2010 Over the July 4th weekend I was one of the speakers at the 47th Annual Convention of the Islamic Society of North...