WP: Mosques are new to this country. 1. Mosques have been here since the colonial era. A mosque, or masjid, is literally any place where Muslims make salat, the prayer performed in the direction of Mecca; it needn’t be a building. One of the first mosques in North American history was on Kent Island, Md.: [...]
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WP: Five myths about mosques in America
Posted: August 27, 2010 by treylord in Islam, Washington Post0
Eugene Robinson (WP Op-Ed): Republicans pander over ‘Ground Zero mosque’
Posted: August 17, 2010 by treylord in Eugene Robinson, Islam, NYC, Washington PostEugene Robinson in WP: Lies, distortions, jingoism, xenophobia — another day, another campaign issue that Republicans can use to bash President Obama and the Democrats. First it was illegal immigration. Now it’s the so-called Ground Zero mosque, which is not at all what its opponents claim. First, it’s not at Ground Zero. The site in [...]
