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How to get past the zero-sum debate over planned mosque near Ground Zero

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The temptation is to lump all Muslims together as intolerant and violent, or potentially so. Sadly, the Muslim world of about 1.57 billion people has not done enough to help dismantle this stereotype. Indeed, based on this year’s annual report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, a federal body created in 1998, many Muslim countries have far to go when it comes to religious freedom and tolerance. The report cites Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Pakistan, and Sudan as countries of particular concern, while placing Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia, and Turkey on its “watch” list.