Muslim Miss USA: Islamic center shouldn't be near Ground Zero

By Michelle Boorstein

This is unconfirmed, but the entertainment show "Inside Edition" says it will air an interview today with Miss USA Rima Fakih, a Lebanon-born Muslim, who says she thinks it's a bad idea to build a Muslim center so close to Ground Zero.

Here's how the show characterizes the view of 24-year-old Fakih (who was raised in Michigan):

"I totally agree with President Obama with the statement on Constitutional rights of freedom of religion. I also agree that it shouldn't be so close to the World Trade Center. We should be more concerned with the tragedy than religion."

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Michelle Boorstein

 |  August 20, 2010; 1:56 PM ET  |  Category:  God in Government , Under God Save & Share:                 
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