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a mosque two blocks from ground zero are spreading well beyond new york city. there's no shortage of this voice in this debate. but what about the developer at the center of it all? sharif al gamal. he tells allan chernoff exclusively why he is so driven by this project. >> what you have in mind is building bridges, interfaith dialogue, then why not have this center a little further away from the world trade center? instead of just two blocks right there. there probably wouldn't be much opposition if you were further away. >> you know, this is -- this is not about the world trade center. this is not about -- this is not about a particular location. this is about a need that exists within the lower manhattan community and a need that exists within the muslim community to have a community and a cultural center. and it's pretty hard finding real estate in new york. >> so you have the building.
Allan-chernoffMosqueDeveloperVoiceCenterGround-zeroBlocksSharif-al-gamalUpstate-new-yorkShortageDebateZerothere's no shortage of this voice in this debate. but what about the developer at the center of it all? sharif al gamal. he tells allan chernoff exclusively why he is so driven by this project. >> reporter: what you have in mind is building bridges, interfaith dialogue, then why not have this center a little further away from the world trade center? instead of just two blocks right there. there probably wouldn't be much opposition if you were further away. >> you know, this is -- this is not about the world trade center. this is not about -- this is not about a particular location. this is about a need that exists within the lower manhattan community and a need that exists within the muslim community to have a community and a cultural center. and it's pretty hard finding real estate in new york. >> so you have the building. therefore, do it there? >> we have the building, and we're doing it there, god willing.
Allan-chernoffDeveloperVoiceCenterSharif-al-gamalShortageDebateProjectLibbyLittleWouldn-tWorld-trade-centertrade center instead of two blocks right there, and there probably would not be much opposition if you were further away. >> this is not about the world trade sen tcensesecenter, and t about a particular location, but about a need that exists within the lower manhattan community, and it is pretty hard to find real estate in new york. >> reporter: so you have the building and therefore do it there? >> we have the building, and we are doing it there god willing. >> he says he hopes that the project's opponents will embrace park 51 and even benefit from it. just as people of all faiths are welcomed to enjoy jewish community centers and ymcas around the country. el gamal does not have a blueprint, and he says that the design and the number of floors and the cost are yet to be determined. wolf? >> allan, thank you very much, and the story is not going away. it is president obama's birthday today, and he concedes she getting grayer. we are taking a closer look at how he has aged since taking
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