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Rift Imperils Ground Zero Mosque
Yahoo...The Daily Beast. ^ | August 30, 2010 | Asra Q. Nomani

Posted on 08/30/2010 11:50:48 AM PDT by george76

Court records from Florida to New York state reveal that Sharif and his younger brother, Samir "Sammy" El-Gamal, 35, a partner with him in his company SoHo Properties, both have a history replete with intersections with tax and debt issues, dating back to at least 1994 and continuing into this year. In one instance, Sharif told a court he didn't hit a tenant from whom his brother and he were trying to collect back rent. He said to police, the tenant's "face could have run into my hand."

The New York Post reported yesterday that Sharif and SoHo Properties are "tax deadbeats," owing $224,270.77 in back property taxes on the site, and ...

Last week, in a conference call with interfaith partners and others, set up by the Council on Foreign Relations, Khan said, "one of our congregants, Sharif El-Gamal, took it upon himself" to find new space for the overcrowded mosque where Rauf led prayers. Otherwise, there wasn't another word about the Brooklyn-born Sharif. Khan directed folks to the website of the Cordoba Initiative, an interfaith nonprofit her husband runs, not the developer's website for the effort.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: cordoba; cordobainitiative; groundzero; groundzeromosque; mosque; rop; sharif; sohoproperties; taxdeadbeats; taxes; trop

1 posted on 08/30/2010 11:50:50 AM PDT by george76
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To: george76

Sorry if this is slightly off-topic, but can someone re-post the graphic that showed where the mosque is in relation to Ground Zero and where the various landing gear landed as well? Thanks in advance - need to educate a few people.


2 posted on 08/30/2010 11:54:43 AM PDT by Augie76
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To: Augie76

One of the landing gear went through the roof of this Burlington Coat Factory.


3 posted on 08/30/2010 12:01:42 PM PDT by TommyDale (Independent - I already left the GOP because they were too liberal)
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To: george76

Taxes? The DOJ won’t prosecute fellow muslims.


4 posted on 08/30/2010 12:07:12 PM PDT by Terry Mross (o)
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To: Augie76
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5 posted on 08/30/2010 12:08:21 PM PDT by TommyDale (Independent - I already left the GOP because they were too liberal)
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To: george76

The linked article has a LOT of interesting info on Sharif El-Gamal, the owner of the building where they want to build the mosque. From a tax delinquent to paying 1.07 million for an apartment on w. 93rd Street and bidding on the Park Place building. Follow the money!


6 posted on 08/30/2010 12:11:41 PM PDT by JoyjoyfromNJ (Psalm 121)
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Well they have a problem. CALLED BACK PROPERTY TAXES.


7 posted on 08/30/2010 12:30:25 PM PDT by Marty62 (marty60)
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To: TommyDale

Yes, that’s the one I wanted. Thank you, TommyDale!


8 posted on 08/30/2010 12:30:30 PM PDT by Augie76
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