by Parvez Ahmed - In Huffington Post.
A proposed mosque, two blocks from where the World Trade Center twin-towers stood, have unleashed emotions, which the New York Times described as, "vitriolic commentary, pitting Muslims against Christians, Tea Partiers against staunch liberals, and Sept. 11 families against one another."

WASHINGTON, D.C. (MASF)-  Responding to the upsurge of anti Muslim sentiment that has resulted in a campaign to stop Muslims from building mosques, MAS Freedom under its "Faith over Fear and Justice for All" initiative is launching a "Protect Mosques in America" Campaign. The campaign is designed to proactively counter Islamophobia and the growing efforts by a vocal minority group to stop the further building of mosques in America.

By Ibrahim Hooper
Given the political right's hate-filled and hysterical response to all things Muslim, one has to ask whether American Muslims face a future in which they will no longer be treated as equal citizens.

Last year, Bassam Tariq and I launched 30 Mosques in 30 Days, a Ramadan adventure exploring the Muslim community in New York City (www.30mosques.com). The concept was simple: spend every night in Ramadan at a different mosque and blog about the experience.