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It had been nine years since the infamous bombing of the Twin Towers in New York. War on Terror had been launched. Invasion in Iraq to disarm their supposed weapons of mass destructions and in Afghanistan to capture the alleged mastermind Osama Bin Laden. But it was revealed that the nation of Sadam Hussein doesn’t possess such artilleries. And until now, Osama had evaded being captured by the joint forces against terror.
The Britain and US led coalition had been withdrawing its’ troops empty handed. The wound that it caused had been deeply rotting. To the family of the 9/11 victim for the perpetrators are yet to face justice. To the Afghans and Iraqis whose countries had been further ravaged by the military operations. And to the Muslims who had been generally wrongly perceived as all extremist.
The outrage about the plan of building a mosque or a Muslim center two blocks away from ground zero had been controversial. It is hard to blame the New Yorkers with their paranoia after the tragic September 11 attack. But in the other hand, this is also a form of suppression of the freedom of religion and discrimination of Muslims.
In my opinion, building a Muslim center is not a yet another stab, but a bandage that would reinforce healing of wounded hearts, betrayed trust and broken spirits. And one is not to be awarded just because he tolerates someone; it is innate to him as a civilized human being. Tolerance is still not as good as acceptance that flows freely from the dam of prejudice to make the world peaceful.
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