A Muslim victim of 9/11: 'Build your mosque somewhere else'

En exil-iranska, fördriven från sitt

land av mullorna, miste sin mor i

ett av de kapade flygplanen 9/11.

Läs vad hon tycker om den bisarra

idén att minnas islamisternas mass-

mord genom att bygga en moské:

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I have no grave site to visit, no place to

bring my mother her favorite yellow

flowers, no spot where I can hold my

weary heart close to her. All I have is

Ground Zero.

On the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 11,

2001, I watched as terrorists slammed

United Flight 175 into the South Tower

of the World Trade Center, 18 minutes

after their accomplices on another

hijacked plane hit the North Tower.

My mother was on the flight. I witnessed

her murder on live television.

I still cannot fully comprehend those images.

In that moment, I died as well. I carry a

hole in my heart that will never be filled.

From the first memorial ceremonies I

attended at Ground Zero, I have always

been moved by the site; it means some-

thing to be close to where my mother

may be buried, it brings some peace.

That is why the prospect of a

mosque near Ground Zero --

or a church or a synagogue or

any religious or nationalistic

monument or symbol -- troubles

me.

I was born in pre-revolutionary Iran.

My family led a largely secular existence --

I did not attend a religious school, I never

wore a headscarf -- but for us, as for

anyone there, Islam was part of our heritage,

our culture, our entire lives.

Though I have nothing but contempt for

the fanaticism that propelled the terrorists

to carry out their murderous attacks on

Sept. 11, I still have great respect for the

faith. Yet, I worry that the construction

of the Cordoba House Islamic cultural

center near the World Trade Center site

would not promote tolerance or understanding;

I fear it would become a symbol of

victory for militant Muslims around

the world.

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