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	Mission People In the Press Our Supporters		MEDIA CLIPS Recent press on ASMA Society, the Cordoba Initiative and Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. Q&A with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf Dallas Morning News, July 9, 2004 By Gretel C. Kovach "What is flawed is not the religion." More A Muslim in the Middle Hopes Against Hope New York Times, Metro Section, June 23, 2004 By Chris Hedges Imam Feisal, a Columbia University graduate and the leader of the Masjid al-Farah mosque 12 blocks north of the World Trade Center site, is a man increasingly caught in the middle. He preaches a moderate Islam, one that embraces the values of Western democracy, carries within it a love of America and calls on Muslims to respect other faiths. More A Bridge Builder Between America and Islam Christian Science Monitor By Jane Lampman The imam of a N.Y.C. mosque offers an encouraging vision. More Man In The Middle Newsday, June 08, 2004 By Carol Eisenberg Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf has devoted himself to rapprochement between the Islamic world and the West. More U.S. Religious Leaders Speak Out on Arab TV Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, plus other American religious leaders, condemn the prisoner abuse in Iraq in an ad to run on Arab TV. More What's Right with Islam A Conversation with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf Shambhala Sun, July 2004 By Melvin McLeod The editor of the Buddhist-inspired magazine speaks with Imam Feisal about Islam, Buddhism, God and the state of global affairs. More U.S. and Islam Share Core Beliefs, N.Y. Imam Says Philadelphia Inquirer, Sun, Jun. 06, 2004 By Jim Remsen, Inquirer Faith Life editor Feisal Abdul Rauf envisions a positive connection between Muslims and the West. More What's Right with Islam? Everything! Muslimwakeup.com, June 5, 2004 By Inas Younis Abdul Rauf makes a case for freedom, pluralism and a strain of Islam which celebrates these ideals, using both research and scholarship. And he did not have to pull rabbits (velveteen or otherwise) out of a hat to make it work-it just does. More Once and Future Islam MSN Slate online, Friday, June 4, 2004 By Lee Smith A Sufi imam challenges moderate Muslims to fashion a new, American faith. More Meeting Colin Powell US Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders met with Secretary of State Colin Powell on Tuesday, June 1, to press for peace in the Middle East. "The US administration needs to take a proactive role in creating the opportunities for peace," said Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, founder of the ASMA Society. IBN News, Washington (AFP), June 1, 2004 Read the article about the meeting, "US Christian, Jewish, Muslim leaders press Powell on Mideast peace envoy" Read Article on IBN News Website "Imam's Write Path to Understanding" Daily News-Boroughs, May 15, 2004 by Charles W. Bell He was the very picture of a modern American executive, surrounded in his 21st-floor suite by all kinds of contemporary corporate gadgetry, ending a cell-phone call with the flourish of a CEO. More "Beliefs: Mideast Initiative Pushes Beyond Platitudes," The New York Times, December 6, 2003 by PETER STEINFELS Thirty-two prominent Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders announced a National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East, a collaborative effort to push the United States into vigorously and visibly pursuing its road map for an Israeli-Palestinian agreement. More "Muslim Leader Calls for Unity on Peace," The Australian, 2 April 2004, by Vanessa Walker, James Murray, Megan Saunders Watched by Cardinal George Pell, Imam Abdul Rauf—a leading moderate based at Masjid al-Farah mosque in New York City—told thousands of Jews, Christians, Muslims and Buddhists that people of different religions needed to work together to ensure world peace. More "Bookshelf, Cultural Icons and Alternative Religions," Washington Post, Saturday, March 13, 2004 by Bill Broadway A roundup of the latest books on religion for 2004. More Speech at St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney April 1, 2004, Imam Feisal delivered a historic address to a multi-faith gathering at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney hosted by the Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell. The gathering was attended by Premier Bob Carr, who invited Imam Feisal to Australia. More Interview: PBS, "Frontline," March 2002 An in-depth Q&A on Islamic topics of contemporary relevance, such as the role of women in Islam, the implementation of Shariah law, who decides the rules of jurisprudence and more! More Islam: The Spiritual Matrix by Mehmet DEDE An interview of Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf about the role of Muslims in American society, the spiritual aspects of the Qur'an and the interplay between Islam and Sufism. more Review of Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet On Islam Online more

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