FILE - This Tuesday Aug. 26, 2008 picture shows Sir Salman Rushdie in front of central London's High Court. "The Satanic Verses" author is not a great fan of organized worship but believes an Islamic center and mosque should be permitted two blocks from ground zero. Rushdie's satirical novel led in the 1980s to worldwide riots by Muslims and calls for his death. He said in an interview Monday, Sept. 13, 2010 that he understands the "sensitivities" of building the site close to where thousands were killed during on Sept. 11, 2001. But he says First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and religion should be honored. He adds that he is "not personally" a lover of mosques or any place of worship. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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