What Would Our Founding Fathers Say About the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’? Parvez Ahmed In Huffington Post. Aug 23, 2010 In the debate over the Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero in New York, two competing arguments have emerged. The supporters of the Islamic community center and mosque near Ground Zero (called the Park51 project) have argued that the...

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...