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Mosque in New York City. Laura Cindric Matt Kraft Kyle Hees. Inquiry Question. How does society process traumatic Events and where does the blame get put? . Cordaba House Project. 15 story Community center in Lower Manhattan Holds a Mosque Collaboration between - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
LAURA CINDRICMATT KRAFT KYLE HEES
Mosque in New York City
HOW DOES SOCIETY PROCESS TRAUMATIC EVENTS AND
WHERE DOES THE BLAME GET PUT?
Inquiry Question
Cordaba House Project
15 story Community center in Lower Manhattan
Holds a MosqueCollaboration
between American Society for
Muslim Advancement Cordaba Initiative
Pro"I think it's the right thing to
do," said Marvin Bethea, who was a paramedic at ground zero. "I lost 16 friends down there. But Muslims also got killed on 9/11. It would be a good sign of faith that we're not condemning all Muslims and that the Muslims who did this happened to be extremists. As a black man, I know what it's like to be discriminated against when you haven't done anything.”(CNN)
Against "Lower Manhattan should be
made into a shrine for the people who died there," said Michael Valentin, a retired city detective who worked at ground zero. "It breaks my heart for the families who have to put up with this. I understand they're [building] it in a respectful way, but it just shouldn't be down there.” (CNN)
"[The 9/11 terrorists] did this in the name of Islam," Zelman said. "It's a sacred ground where these people died, where my brother was murdered, and to be in the shadows of that religion, it's just hypocritical and sacrilegious. ” (CNN)
First Amendment ?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Muslims in the Media
Muslims in the Media
Stereotypes Lack of understanding of the Middle East Profiling – association of Middle East and terrorism
Muslims have a difficult time giving.
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The Man Behind the Mosque
HOW ARE THE GAPS IN NARRATIVE REPRESENTATIVE OF REAL LIFE?
The Zero
“WAS HE SUPPOSED TO ANSWER OR SQUEEZE? WOULD A SQUEEZE
BE AN ANSWER? WHAT WAS IT THAT APRIL SAID? I COULDN’T
WALK AROUND PRETENDING ANY OF THIS MADE SENSE ANYMORE. PERHAPS NOTHING MADE SENSE
ANYMORE (THE GAPS ARE AFFECTING EVERYONE) AND THIS
WAS SOME KIND OF CULTURAL ILLNESS THEY ALL SHARED (264).”
“REMY READ THE PRESCRIPTION. ‘WHAT’S THIS?’
‘THIS WILL HELP, HE SAID.REMY HELD UP THE MEDICAL REPORT
ON HIM. ‘HOW COME THERE’S NOTHING IN HERE ABOUT THE GAPS?’
HE SAID. ‘GAPS?, DR. RIEUX HELD OUT THE
PRESCRIPTION. ‘WHAT GAPS?’‘THE GAPS,’ REMY SAID, AS HE
REACHED OUT FOR THE PRESCRIPTION SHEET AND-”
Work Cited
Miller, Lisa, Will Oremus Nayeli-Rodriguez, and Michael Cruz. "War Over Ground Zero. (Cover Story)." Newsweek 156.7 (2010): 26-33. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Apr. 2012.
"Fear And Loathing In Manhattan. (Cover Story)." New Statesman 139.5025 (2010): 22-25. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Apr. 2012.
Tobin, Jonathan S. "The Mosque And The Mythical Backlash." Commentary 130.3 (2010): 24-29. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Apr. 2012.
Bilman, Nicole. “Mosque to go up near New York’s ground zero.” CNN U.S. May 7. 2010