Veiled Racism Or Just A Property Rights Feud?

Some residents believe plans to build a mosque in their neighborhood would bring down property values.

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December 27, 2006, 2:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Affluent residents in neighborhoods near the planned mosque have said they are concerned that noise, traffic and flooding from the mosque property would lower their property values....CAIR (Council on AmericanIslamic Relations) spokeswoman Rabiah Ahmed said it was not uncommon for people to say that a mosque would bring down their property values. 'In order to stay away from being labeled racist, they try to come up with a more sophisticated response to support their opposition,' she said."

FULL STORY: Feud may cast mosque beside swine

Tuesday, December 26, 2006 in The Los Angeles Times

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