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Do muslim get preference? >> good morning. >> now, let me start, franklin graham refers to this as a mosque because it's going to be used exclusively by muslims. do you see it that way? >> well, you know, i think definitely the issue here is the symbolism of giving preferential treatment to muslims and the question is what's the deal with the emirate airlines. is it a mosque? technically no. even in the airports of muslim countries they have prayer areas, not mosques. but bottom line is that semantics, i understand the frustration. we need to be proportionate or

Imam faceal abdul rauf will talk with soledad o'brien at 9:00 p.m. eastern tonight. let me give you some background again as to what the story is about. it is an islamic center that is being built on a commercial site, two blocks from ground zero. you can sort of see it here, the world trade center is this area at the bottom. the proposed mosque site is a couple of blocks north of that. and by the would i, an existing mosque is two blocks north of that. that is the mosque that will be relocating to this area. but it's -- as part of a larger islamic center with prayer areas, as we have just lea...

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