Controversial Islamic Center Imam Returns To U.S.
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The imam behind a proposed Islamic center near the World Trade Center is returning home from an overseas trip intended to promote religious tolerance.
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is on his way back to the United States after wrapping up his State Department-funded trip.
Speaking yesterday in Dubai, Rauf said the fight over the Islamic center has expanded beyond real estate and could shape the future of Muslim relations in America.
He avoided questions for much of his trip over whether an alternative site for the center is possible, instead stressing the need to embrace religious and political freedoms in the United States.