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Muslim groups plan Islamic center at Sept. 11 site

Quick ReadTwo Muslim groups that say they want to promote better understanding of their religion and heal the wounds from Sept. 11.

Aerial view of Ground Zero (April 5 ,

Photo credit: Ed Betz | Aerial view of Ground Zero (April 5 , 2010)

Two Muslim groups that say they want to promote better understanding of their religion and heal the wounds from Sept. 11 are drawing close to constructing a $100-million mosque and Islamic cultural center in the shadows of the World Trade Center site.

The Manhattan-based groups, including one run by a Jericho High School graduate, say the project at Park Place and Broadway, two blocks from...

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