FRONTLINE | "The Man Behind the Mosque" Excerpt | PBS

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In "The Man Behind the Mosque," airing Sept 27, FRONTLINE goes inside the so-called "Gound Zero Mosque" project with property developer, Sharif El-Gamal.

It became the most controversial building in America, a mostly derelict property in lower Manhattan made infamous overnight as the Ground Zero Mosque. Going beyond frenzied media portraits at the time, FRONTLINE tells the inside stories of Sharif El-Gamal, a real estate developer, and of the victims' relatives and anti-Islam activists who helped turn his project into a continuing battle over faith, values and the meaning of being American. Also in this hour: Adam Davidson of NPR's Planet Money returns to Haiti to meet a man with an unlikely plan to help turn around his country's economy through tourism.

Watch on air and online beginning Tuesday, September 27 at 9 pm ET on PBS (check local listings).
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/man-behind-mosque

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[XRockVstarI499]

@JulieRebu07 islam doesnt restrict their believers to pray in a "good" place. if you know what i mean. its ok to pray anywhere as long as it is free from hadas (things that cancels ablution). i'm sorry, i don't know how to translate hadas to english

[JulieRebu07]

@fredrika27 exactly i dont think its right that they were praying under a bar that is just not right

[JulieRebu07]

thats so disrespectfull to have a mosque behind a mosque all people deserved a good place to pray

[alantois]

islam sucks

[gule41018]

@kaanmp you made strong conclusion. people can be rebellious in a lot of different ways for instance if our parent tell us that dont do drugs and we want to do drugs then we will be rebelious.

[Disturbedfan009]

@fredrika27 the fact that you cant spell christians right shows your ignorance.

[Gwisss]

@fredrika27 Firstly, Religion is an idea worth "hating", or at least being really critical of anytime someone tries to make faith and dogma seem exemplary through paltry stories like this one.

Secondly, I doubt there would be an uproar at all from anyone(like me of course) about Christians or Mormons praying in a basement under poor conditions, after all, it is THEIR choice. JUST DON'T ask that I re-frame from criticizing their delusions when PBS shoves them on my subscription wall.

[fredrika27]

I'm looking at the comments below and they are so full of hate! If Christens, Jews or even Mormons were praying in a basement under poor conditions, there would be an uproar over the injustice of it! On PBS I have watched MANY documentaries, which describe the religious journey of individuals. Why can't Muslims do same? Muslims died in the Twin Towers just like Christens and Jews. They have just as much right to tell their stories! Stop being so closed minded! It really shows your ignorance!

[voyeurdug]

Please don't feed the right-left (or left-right), political noise machine, and/or substitute emotional ploys for rational, fact-based discourse. Please... I'm asking nicely.

[kaanmp]

he sad "i had a rebellious teenage stage", personally i did'nt face that rebel when i was i teenager because my parents didn't make me feel like an alien they were my friends and still are it is your muslim father who made you feel like a freak and thats the reason of your rebellion. i won't watch this bullshit on pbs, thank you