Anger in NYC over proposed mosque – answers
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- How many people gathered in New York? more than 1,000
- What is being proposed? the building of a mosque
- Why are people objecting? because it it very close to the site of the 9/11 attacks
- Which group does the woman interviewed represent? Stop Islamisation of America
- What, according to her, is Ground Zero? a war memorial, a burial ground
- Which two adjectives does she use to describe the idea of putting the mosque in this place? humiliating, demeaning
- How does the man describe the proposal? as ‘a spit in the face’
- Who does he say is laughing at them? Al Quaeda
- Why do those who support the mosque believe is a good place to build it? because it will foster inter-religious dialogue and encourage a moderate interpretation of Islam
- What needs to happen before the mosque can be built? it needs approval and an existing building needs to be torn down