美國伊斯蘭教大佬想花一千萬美元在紐約蓋一個既是宗教又是休閒場所伊斯蘭社區中心，但因離世貿中心遺址太近而引起抗議。反對者說在世貿附近蓋清真寺，等於不尊重9-11的受害者，可是紐約之外的清真寺也遭美國人杯葛，似乎把伊斯蘭和恐怖份子畫上等號。最近民調更發現，每五個美國人中就有一個認為美國總統歐巴馬骨子裡是回教徒，甚至近半數共和黨員也這麼認為。有人擔憂美國的宗教自由越來越狹隘，但也有人說回教徒才應該檢討自己的偏見，但也有人說回教徒才應該檢討自己的偏見。

A proposal to build a US$100 million Islamic center two blocks from Ground Zero has sparked controversy in the US. While opponents say they are not against Islam, protests against similar mosques far from Ground Zero has raised fears that intolerance toward American Muslims is growing. One church plans to burn the Koran. 20% of Americans and 46% of Republicans believe Barack Obama is Muslim. A taxi driver in New York City was attacked after telling his passenger that he is Muslim.