Publication Date:
Sat, 2010-08-21 01:52
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf says he hopes to
draw attention to the common challenges to battle radical religious beliefs
during his 15-day Middle East tour funded by the US State Department. Rauf made
the comments to Associated Press Television News after leading Friday prayers at
a neighborhood mosque in Bahrain's capital Manama. He refused to discuss the
political firestorm over plans for an Islamic cultural center near the site of
the World Trade Center towers. The imam arrived Thursday in Bahrain. He also
plans to visit Qatar and the UAE.
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