Showing posts with label Mosque. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mosque. Show all posts

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Ground Zero Mosque & Landmarks Preservation Commission (Part 2)

Ground Zero Mosque & Landmarks Preservation Commission (Part 2) Video Clips. Duration : 25.18 Mins.


Part 2 of 5: July 13, 2010,Hunter College. The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission held a Public Hearing on the landmark designation proposal for 45-47 Park Place (aka The Ground Zero Mosque). Part 2. Continues with speakers who are for and against the landmark status amongst these (in Part 2) are Robert Spencer and Rick Lazio. However, the Cordoba Initiative had da'wha on the agenda so it was a meeting that had a very difficult time staying on topic which was, landmark status.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Mosque in Athens- IQ2 Debate- Highlights - Part 2 of 2

Mosque in Athens- IQ2 Debate- Highlights - Part 2 of 2 Tube. Duration : 13.92 Mins.


The British Council in Greece and Intelligence Squared [IQ2], an international non-governmental group that organizes public debates on crucial contemporary issues,organised a discussion on the controversial subject of whether or not a mosque should be built in central Athens. Arguing that "only good" can come out of building a mosque in Athens, the main speakers of the event challenged arguments against the construction of a place of worship for the claimed 500000 Muslims living in and around the Greek capital. Speaking for the motion were : -Tariq Ramadan, a professor in contemporary Islamic studies at Oxford University, and a noted philosopher and theologian who advocates the reinterpretation of Islamic texts. -Anna Triandafyllidou -- a senior research fellow at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), as well as a professor at the European University Institute in Florence, who specializes in migration and European integration - Chadi Ayoubi, a correspondent for Al Jazeera in Greece and founder of www.islam.gr. Speaking against the construction of a mosque in Athens were - Douglas Murray, an award-winning author, commentator and director of the UK-based Center for Social Cohesion; - Melanie Phillips, author of "Londonistan" and of the controversial "The World Turned Upside Down: The Global Battle over God, Truth and Power -Demetrius Floudas, an international analyst who serves as adjunct professor at the Moscow Institute for the Development of ...