Ground Zero


9/11 is different this year, and not

Sheila Liaugminas | 11 September 2010
Each September 11th since 2001 has had its own climate in which we remember the horror of that day, and we all deal with it in our own way, publicly or privately. But on this anniversary, we’re caught in a confluence of events that expose our collective raw nerves.

Stalled religious site in NYC

Sheila Liaugminas | 18 August 2010
Why is the proposed mosque getting so much attention and go-ahead prompts by the city when other religious groups have been waiting patiently for permission to go forward? Not to build, but to rebuild.

About that mosque…

Sheila Liaugminas | 08 August 2010
Let’s start with this: the mosque can be built in New York near Ground Zero. But should it?
 
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