Imam says NYC mosque site is not 'hallowed ground'

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

NEW YORK -- It is two blocks from ground zero, but the site of a proposed mosque and Islamic center shouldn't be seen as "hallowed ground" in a neighborhood that also contains a strip club and a betting parlor, the cleric leading the effort said Monday.

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