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Fox News Profiles Sharif el-Gamal, Developer of ‘Ground Zero Mosque’

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Everyone’s heard of Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf — he’s the face of the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque.” But Fox News says they have the true mastermind developer behind “the most controversial mosque in the world”: Sharif el-Gamal. Host Megyn Kelly calls the profile piece a “must-see.”

Sharif el-Gamal, a former waiter at several New York City upscale restaurants, now just years later finds himself dropping millions of dollars on several properties all across Manhattan. The report portrays el-Gamal as an affable hyper-networking guy, that refuses to grant Fox’s New York City affiliate an interview, actively avoiding efforts by WNYW’s Charles Leaf to nab him on the street for the report.  It’s not that he’s media-shy either — a month ago, el-Gamal granted an interview to Beliefnet, though that interview probably had a friendlier tone than Leaf’s likely would have.

And though el-Gamal’s found this new fortune, ultimately his doesn”t exactly fit the typical rags-to-riches story template. Leaf seems to question where he is getting the money to buy these properties?

When interviewing another realtor that knew el-Gamal, Fox News introduces us to the fairly common idea of a guarantor, and sure enough there is one on a different property:  Hisham Elzanaty.  But one might openly wonder  why isn’t Leaf chasing that guy at his house? Good question.  If el-Gamal isn’t the type to have $4.8 million to buy the Park 51 property, maybe the guy who loaned him $39 million to get a different one is.

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  • NORBIT

    He’s writing a How-To Book:

    “From Minimum-Wage Waiter to Multi-Millionaire Money Launderer In Just One Easy Year”

    sub-title: “Ask Yourself, Is Radical Islam Right For You?”

  • paulmdoro

    NORBIT said:
    He’s writing a How-To Book:

    “From Minimum-Wage Waiter to Multi-Millionaire Money Launderer In Just One Easy Year”

    sub-title: “Ask Yourself, Is Radical Islam Right For You?”

    When is your book coming out?

    “Becoming an Internet Troll in Just One Day: How to Post Repeatedly Without Ever Really Saying Anything.”

  • NORBIT

    paulmdoro said:
    When is your book coming out? “Becoming an Internet Troll in Just One Day: How to Post Repeatedly Without Ever Really Saying Anything.”

    I’d say the two simple lines I posted said quite a lot about the whole question of INTENT with regards to the mosque!
    ————————–

    Keep the Mosque Issue ALIVE – It’s tearing the Democrats apart!!

  • paulmdoro

    NORBIT said:
    I’d say the two simple lines I posted said quite a lot about the whole question of INTENT with regards to the mosque!
    ————————–

    Keep the Mosque Issue ALIVE – It’s tearing the Democrats apart!!

    Right. Nothing but nuance and reason and logic and thoughtful analysis from you. To quote you, LOL!

  • moriarty70

    What really bugs me about this is that under any other circumstances, this guy would be held up as living the American Dream.

  • NORBIT

    Breaking News on FOX earlier:

    1 – This waiter/developer is funding another Sharia Law (all infidels must die) in HARLEM!

    2 – Where did this waiter get 10′s of millions?

    3 – Many terrorists were trained in Sharia Law mosques; are these two Sharia Law mosques?

    4 – Tradition in Sharia Law to build a monument over conquered enemies.
    Why did waiter/developer name mosque after a Battle where Muslims defeated Christians? – and built a mosque on that land to monumentize the victory! – Hello Ground Zero!!!

    5 – Are these two mosques being used as incubators for future terrorists? – are they preaching Sharia Law (death to infidels) and Radical Islam??

    6 – Why is the Imam allowed to be an emisary of Obama’s USA with his dubious relationships with known terrorist groups??

    Why is the Professional Left APPEASING Sharia Law – which calls for death to homosexuals, stonings, women subjugation & death to infidels???

    LOTS OF QUESTIONS on the “Victory Mosque”!

    Where does YOUR Democrat stand on the issue??

    Keep the mosque issue ALIVE – It’s hurting Dem chances in November!

  • greg454

    Not THIS is why I watch Fox. That’s investigative journalism, the rest of the media is simply too afraid of offending the Muslims, so they treat them like uber-sensitive babies.

  • greg454
  • Pablo

    Hisham Elzanaty. But one might openly wonder why isn’t Leaf chasing that guy at his house? Good question. If el-Gamal isn’t the type to have $4.8 million to buy the Park 51 property, maybe the guy who loaned him $39 million to get a different one is.

    There’s only so much time in a day. Today was Elzanaty’s time.

  • gottosay

    oK THE MAN DOES NOT HAVE THE MONEY BUT BET CHA BY GOLLY WOW THIS MAN WILL HAVE THE NECESSARY FUNDS IN THE BANK—MANY WILL SEE THIS BATTLE AS SUPPORTING THE IDEAS OF AMERICAN VALUES AND THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE WATCHING—ARE THESE IDIOTS AGAINST THE COMMUNITY CENTER SO NO INTERESTED IN AMERICAS’ ADVANCEMENT THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO KILL A NATION ALONG WITH THEIR RACE—CHECK OUT THE NUIMBER OF BABIES KILLED IN ABORTION THE SLICE THOSE NUMBERS HOW MANY ARE FROM MOTHERS OF EUROPEAN ANCESTRY—GET—THE ACTIONS OF THOSE HATING OTHERS JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE DIFFERENT WILL END IN COMMENTING SUICIDE—DO YOU GET IT—LOOKING TO DESTROY SOMETHING—YOU ARE YOURSELF GET IT

  • SpineCrusher

    I cannot believe the scrutiny being put on these people simply for trying to make a better neighbourhood!

    This is ridiculous!! Do you think any of these wingnuts would put the screws to any cultural/religious structure that was not Muslim!! Have they EVER gone after anyone in this manner.

    They don’t even have answers to their loaded questions because they funding hasn’t begun. They’re putting the cart out WAAAAY in front of the horse..and they wonder why we’re questioning their motives? When has any other cultural/religious center in this country EVER been challenged on this basis.

    WTF do you think we have the Department of Homeland Security for? Don’t you think they are already all over this issue? Nobody seems to have a problem with this except for the wingnuts…it is a sad, sad month for America.

    THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING!!! THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING!!

  • greg454

    “WTF do you think we have the Department of Homeland Security for? Don’t you think they are already all over this issue?”

    —They are not, they are dominated by politically correct Muslims lovers like you. Remember the Fort Hood shootings? These people couldn’t prevent a Muslim with “Soldier of Allah” initials in his business card to shoot a bunch of unarmed soldiers. Besides, remember those “if you see something, say something” signs? Well, America is seeing something, and we are saying something to. We’re saying “NO MOSQUE ON GROUND ZERO!”

    “THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING!!! THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING!!”

    —Ooooh, I’m so scared. I don’t live in the United States of the World, I don’t have a greencard to work in Germany nor can I get a job in India or Liberia. So fuck the world! I’ve seen how people like Brigitte Bardot are facing fines for criticizing Islam, I’ve seen neighborhoods in France and Holland where shariah law is the law of the land. I’ve seen minarets in Switzerland.

    Real moderate Muslims know that placing a mosque so close to ground zero is an INSULT. You liberals are always demanding sensitivity, well, how about some sensitivity for the Judeo-Christian majority? How ’bout some sensitivity for the families of the victims of 9/11?

    The whole world is watching? Give me a break. The whole world is SCARED TO DEATH of offending Muslims so instead of blaming the Muslims, they blame each other. Religion of peace my ass, Islam is a religion of War. War against women, war against gays, war against Christians, war against Jews. Islam = Death!

  • meredith1980

    The whole world is watching? Give me a break. The whole world is SCARED TO DEATH of offending Muslims so instead of blaming the Muslims, they blame each other. Religion of peace my ass, Islam is a religion of War. War against women, war against gays, war against Christians, war against Jews. Islam = Death!

    And yet WE are supposed to be SOOOOOOO tolerant….
    Our country would rather defend the rights of a man who has made some very unnerving remarks about how 9/11 was the fault of the United States…etc…. than defend the family, friends and victims of 9/11, all for the sake of political correctness.
    My small town is a treelined street with old buildings, beautiful shops and tons of restaurants and bars. It is a fun, trendy, and typically liberal town. I read an article a while back in the paper about a sex toy store that was declined by the township b/c of the atmostphere they were trying to maintain. I dont understand why we cant do the same thing with this Mosque. Why can’t they say, perhaps instead of shoving it down the throats of all the victims and their families, just pick a different section of town.
    If America allows this to happen, we have had the wool pulled over our eyes yet again. Shame on us, and way to go Fox News for having the guts to be the only news organization showing this for what it is instead of hiding behind the racist and islamaphobic curtain.

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