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Thursday, December 09, 2010  Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf hopes to use the platform he gained through the angry debate to turn his small nonprofit group into a global movement celebrating pluralism.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010  Updated with new photo: A proposed Islamic community center near ground zero will include separate prayer spaces for people of other faiths

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  The imam leading plans for an Islamic center near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York said the fight is over more than "a piece of real estate" and could shape the future of Muslim relations in America.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010  Mayor Michael Bloomberg said not allowing the mosque to be built two blocks from ground zero would be "compromising our commitment to fighting terror with freedom."

Tuesday, August 24, 2010  A powerful state politician joined with Gov. David Paterson on Tuesday in suggesting that Islamic leaders should move a proposed mosque farther from ground zero.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010  Supporters of a Greek Orthodox church destroyed on Sept. 11 say officials willing to speak out about a planned community center and mosque near ground zero have been silent on efforts to get the church rebuilt.

Monday, August 23, 2010  Story completely updated: The proposed mosque near ground zero drew hundreds of fever-pitch demonstrators Sunday

Sunday, August 22, 2010  NY mosque imam: attention sparked by project is positive, hopes it will bring understanding

Friday, August 20, 2010  leader of the proposed Islamic center and mosque two blocks from ground zero says dropping the plan in the face of protest is not an option.

Friday, August 20, 2010  The conflict is dividing a group that in many ways has never been united, with some saying the cultural center would reopen old wounds too close to hallowed ground and others say that opposing it is tantamount to bigotry.

Monday, August 16, 2010  The Senate's top Democrat on Monday came out against plans to build a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, moving away from President Barack Obama on the controversial election-year issue.

Sunday, August 15, 2010  GOP senator suggests Obama remarks on mosque in NY will be considered by voters this fall

Saturday, August 14, 2010  After skirting the controversy for weeks, President Barack Obama is weighing in forcefully on the mosque near ground zero

Wednesday, August 11, 2010  The imam behind controversial plans for a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks is being sent by the State Department on a religious outreach trip to the Middle East, officials said Tuesday, in a move that drew criticism from conservative lawmakers

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  New York City's transit agency has approved a bus advertisement that objects to a planned mosque near ground zero and that depicts a plane flying toward the World Trade Center towers.