A mosque near Ground Zero?

Do you think Muslims would agree with the building of a church at a place where thousands of people died in an American attack?

Personally, I do not think so. I’m not racist at all and I support equality among human beings, whether they are Catholics, Protestants or Muslims. However, when a Catholic goes to a Muslim country, he/she has to wear modest clothing. Moreover, he/she has to leave his/her shoes outside people's houses. They do not mind if you are a Muslim or not. On the contrary, when Muslims come to Belgium, we let them wear the veil if it is what they want, even though they are not in a Muslim country. In fact, I think that Western countries are more open-minded and much more tolerant than Arabic or Eastern countries.

Nevertheless, to build a mosque near Ground Zero would be disrespectful. All Muslims are not terrorists, of course, but Ground Zero should be exclusively reserved for the victims’ families and friends. In my opinion, the problem is not the building of that kind of religious site, but the place itself. Muslims can build all mosques they want, in all sites they like, but not this one: Ground Zero should only be dedicated to the memory of the 09/11 attacks.

I think that the building of a church would be a mistake as well. The victims from the World Trade Center attacks were from everywhere. They were Muslim Tunisians, Catholic French, Hindu Vietnamese, Protestant Americans, but there were also plenty of people from other nationalities or belonging to other religions. That is why I would prefer the building of a multicultural site, or even better, a center in which everybody could engage in private prayer.