After weeks of silence, the imam at the center of a controversy over building a mosque near Ground Zero is speaking out. His message is clear: the plan will ... Feisal Abdul Rauf said he was ...

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the man behind the mosque proposal ... 11, 2001, with many families vehemently opposed to plan. Many have complained that it would be insensitive to have a huge mosque ...

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Mayor Bloomberg, a strong supporter of the plan, declined comment through a spokesman. Feisal Abdul Rauf, the imam behind the proposed mosque, and two other leaders of the plan who previously had ...

Critics say Feisal Abdul Rauf may use the trip to raise funds for the proposed $100-million mosque and community center. The State Department says his mission is to build goodwill with countries ...

A plan to build a Muslim community center and ... and Jewish leaders who have worked with Feisal Abdul Rauf speak highly of the imam’s commitment to interfaith dialogue. But some also advise ...

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf made the comment Wednesday at an annual pre-Ramadan conference held by the NYPD. Rauf said he had to change homes, and praised the department's help. He said that despite ...

President Obama yesterday weighs in on the controversial plan by Imam Feisal Abdul ... asked to meet the governor and the mosque’s imam, Feisal Abdul Rauf. Obama said Americans must separate ...

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, did not raise funds for the proposed mosque. His nonprofits and Park51 had “different missions and leadership.” A spokesman for Park51 had no comment Tuesday. The plan ...

Feisal Abdul Rauf, whose proposal to build the high-rise community center and mosque two blocks north of ground zero made him the prime target last summer of opponents who viewed the plan ...