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CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS September 12, 2021 14:51:00

but there are exceptions and we ve seen an extraordinary example just in the last week. the anti-defamation league, one of the important organizations battling prejudice and discrimination has repudiated one of the noxious decisions it s ever made in its long history. in a piece, jonathan greenblatt, the ceo and director of the adl, talked about its position in the mosque. for those who don t recall, this was a proposed institution modelled after the jewish community center in manhattan with the goal of promoting interfaith dialogue and interreligious harmony. it was to be led by the cordoba house in spain and it was led by democracy and human rights. but the project quickly became a

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CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS September 12, 2021 14:52:00

target of demagogues like newt gingrich who used its association a block from the twin towers to fan the flames of fear and bigotry. there were general statesmen like michael bloomberg who delivered a memorable address on freedom in america in support of the islamic center. but, sadly, emotion and prejudice won out and the project was abandoned in a frenzy of islamophobia. i reacted to the controversy on this show in 2010, explaining why the basic idea behind cordoba house was so important and so broadly admired. do you know ever since 9/11 the united states has been trying to engage in a battle of ideas against radical islam. now, america can t really get involved in a debate within islam, so that means finding and supporting moderate muslims. this is a cultural struggle that has been warmly supported by

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CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS September 12, 2021 14:53:00

liberals and conservatives. in fact, many conservatives have argued we should be engaged in a much more extensive and expensive effort to fund moderates and delegitimize radical and violent islam. under both the bush and obama administrations, there have been active efforts worldwide to support muslims who are trying to rescue their religion from extremists, fundamentalists and jihadis. this means supporting mosques and community leaders who share a future and pluralistic vision of islam. except, we find out, if they are in our own backyard. i then noted the opposition to cordoba house and explained why that had a special significance for me. the direct of or of the adl explained they had feelings on this matter that should be respected even if they were

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