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Article Source: TheImproperSharif El-Gamal, reveals a violent criminal past that included beating up a former tenant and an arrest for patronizing (not merely soliciting) a prostitute.
... El-Gamal has had seven prior run-ins with the law, including a drunk-driving arrest in 1992, attempted petit larceny in 1993 and disorderly conduct arrests in 1990, 1994, 1998 and 1999.
Between this guy and Feisal Abdul Rauf, the Ground Zero "community center" planners have assembled quite a "team."
#1 - Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:46 PM EDTMan, those Greek Orthodox folks must be really, really, really bad if they can't rebuild.
This mosque deal stinks. There is nothing good about it. It is a stick in the eye of America.
Revealed: The criminal past of developer who wants to build mosque at Ground Zero
CNN Profiles Sharif El-Gamal, GZ Mosque Developer & Terror Ties
“Nearly every statement El-Gamal made in this video can be rebutted.
Asked by CNN’s Deborah Feyerick why there is no provision for a Buddhist, Jewish, or Christian prayer space within the planned structure, El-Gamal says “this [Islamic cultural center] is a need that exists,” then insists “there is a need – it’s supply and demand – the community wants this.”
But El-Gamal is clearly wrong. Manhattan Island has eight functioning mosques affiliated with Sunni and Shia Islam. Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and New Jersey have dozens more. Many are also called “Islamic Centers” or “Islamic Cultural Centers.” “
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