Hip-hop mogul displays support for NYC mosque

NEW YORK- Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons is demonstrating his support for a proposed

mosque near ground zero with some huge window displays.

Simmons has filled six large windows of his New York City apartment with spiritual symbols

that spell out the word coexist. He lives directly across the street from the World Trade

Center site.

The word is spelled out with an Islamic crescent for C and ends with a

Christian cross for T. The mosque would be part of an Islamic community center to be built

two blocks from ground zero. Supporters of the mosque say religious

freedom should be protected. Opponents say the mosque should be moved

farther away from the trade center.

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