Posts Tagged ‘Imam’

Fla. pastor, imam at odds over Quran-burning deal (AP)

Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center speaks to the media as Imam Muhammad Musri of the Islamic Society of Central Florida looks on at left, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)AP – Two religious leaders are at odds about whether a deal was struck to stop a Quran-burning at a tiny church in exchange for moving the location of a mosque planned near ground zero, with the church’s pastor leaving the door open to still go through with his plan.


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Fla. imam: No deal to move NYC mosque (AP)

Dove World Outreach Center church pastor Terry Jones announces the burning of the Korans will continue as planned during a news conference in Gainesville, Florida September 8, 2010. REUTERS/Scott AudetteAP – A Florida imam says no deal has been reached to move the site of a mosque near ground zero in exchange for a Florida minister to call off plans to burn Qurans.


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Imam behind NYC mosque faces divisions over center (AP)

FILE- In this May 25, 2010 file photo, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, executive director of the Cordoba Initiative, addresses a gathering in New York. Rauf is now in the midst of a polarizing political, religious and cultural debate over his plans for a multi-story Islamic center that will feature a mosque, health club and theater about two blocks north of ground zero in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)AP – Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf has long worked to bridge divisions, be they fissures between interfaith husbands and wives or political chasms separating the United States and the Muslim world. The 61-year-old clergyman is now in the midst of a polarizing political, religious and cultural debate over plans for a multistory Islamic center that will feature a mosque, health club and theater about two blocks north of ground zero.


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Imam entangled in terrorism case leaves US (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2009 file photo, Imam Ahmad Wais Afzali, accompanied by his wife Fatima speaks to reporters before entering their home in Fresh Meadows section of the Queens borough of New York, following his release from jail on terrorism charges. Two immigration agents escorted Afazi and his wife to a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight on Monday, July 5, 2010 as they were deported for lying to FBI Agents when questioned about a plot to attack New York City subways in 2009.  (AP Photo/Rick Maiman, File)AP – The imam entangled in the investigation into a suicide bomb plot against New York City subway stations left the U.S. Monday on court orders after admitting he lied to the FBI. Among his final words on U.S. soil, his lawyer says, were “God bless America.”


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Imam linked to Zazi terror plot dodges jail time; must leave country

The imam charged in connection with a subway bombing plot was sentenced Thursday to time served – and ordered to leave the country. Ahmad Afzali pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his interactions with the ringleader of the scheme.

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