NEW YORK: Well-known imam of the American city New York, Faisal Abul Rauf said that he wants to give a positive message of Islam to the entire world by building a mosque near the World Trade Centre.
The imam behind the building of an Islamic center near Ground Zero while talking with an American television said that Muslims are concerned over rising Islamophobia as the debate continues over whether his construction project should go forward.
He also said he believes fear of Islam may be even greater than it was immediately following the September 11 terror attacks.
Amid the rising tension over the planned Islamic center, new police barricades on the block where the center would be developed sprung up during the weekend.
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is scheduled to speak extensively about the project Monday morning.
In an interview with ABC News on Sunday, Rauf said a decision on changing the site of the controversial prayer center would be complicated.
"My major concern with moving it is that the headline in the Muslim world will be, 'Islam is under attack in America.' This will strengthen the radicals in the Muslim world, help their recruitment," said Rauf.
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