Sept. 9, 2010
The Rev. Terry Jones tells the media that the plan to burn the Koran was suspended.
Michael S. Williamson-Washington Post
Sept. 9, 2010
Luke Jones wait for his father's announcement.
Michael S. Williamson-Washington Post
Sept. 9, 2010
Luke Jones, a 29-year-old youth pastor at the church, said he carries a gun because he and his dad have been the subject of death threats.
Michael S. Williamson-Washington Post
Sept. 9, 2010
Terry Jones, 58, has been connected to the Dove World Outreach Center since the 1980s.
Michael S. Williamson-Washington Post
Sept. 9, 2010
Members of the media gather around Terry Jones in Gainesville as he explains the suspension of the plan.
Michael S. Williamson-Washington Post
Sept. 9, 2010
Terry Jones and his wife, Cynthia, left, leave the media area after the announcement.
Michael S. Williamson-Washington Post
Sept. 9, 2010
Members of the media call editors after Jones's announcement.
Michael S. Williamson-Washington Post
Sept. 9, 2010
Imam Muhammad Musri, president of the Islamic Society of Central Florida, said he was happy that Jones had announced that the event to burn scores of Korans was suspended.
Michael S. Williamson-Washington Post
Sept. 9, 2010
Muslim school girls attend an protest at a madrasa, or religious school, in India, against Jones's plan to burn the Koran.
Mukesh Gupta-Reuters
Sept. 9. 2010
Young Indian Muslim men stamp on a U.S. flag in Ahmedabad to protest the plans by Jones's church.
Sam Panthaky-AFP/Getty Images
Sept. 9, 2010
Dana Linnet, center, principal officer from the U.S. Consulate General in Scotland, leaves as members of the Scottish Afghan Society protest in Edinburgh.
David Moir-Reuters
Sept. 9, 2010
Youth in the Tara Khail neighborhood of eastern Kabul burn an effigy to protest the planned Koran burning.
David Nakamura-The Washington Post
Sept. 9, 2010
Pakistani Christians beat a burning effigy of Dove World Outreach Center pastor Terry Jones during a protest in Lahore.
Arif Ali-AFP/Getty Images
Sept. 9, 2010
Pakistani Christians protest in Lahore. Pakistan's president had condemned as "despicable" the plans to burn the Koran.
Arif Ali-AFP/Getty Images
Sept. 7, 2010
Bishop Donald J. McCoid, right, greets Imam Mohamed Hag Magid, second from right, as top Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other faith leaders from across the country meet to address the "growing tide of fear and intolerance" that has emerged in the wake of the planned Muslim community center near Ground Zero.
Jahi Chikwendiu-Washington Post
Sept. 7, 2010
Views of the Cordoba House project are closely related to general perceptions of Islam, even if these haven't directly caused a broad-based reevaluation. Those who hold favorable views of Islam and see it as generally peaceful religion are far more apt than others to say the building should move forward.
Jahi Chikwendiu-Washington Post
Sept. 7, 2010
Dr. Ingrid Mattson, president of the Islamic Society of North America, listens to Rabbi David Saperstein, executive director of The Union for Reform Judaism, as religious leaders meet in Washington, D.C.
Jahi Chikwendiu-Washington Post
Sept. 6, 2010
Afghans burn an effigy of pastor Terry Jones during a demonstration in Kabul to denounce the U.S. church leader's plans to burn Islam's holy book, the Koran, on Sept. 11.
Musadeq Sadeq-AP
Aug. 30, 2010
The Rev. Terry Jones at the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., plans to burn copies of the Koran on church grounds to commemorate the 2001 terrorist attacks.
John Raoux-AP
Sept. 4, 2010
Members of the Islamic group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia hold placards during a protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta to denounce plans to burn the Koran.
Supri-Reuters
Sept. 1, 2010
Demonstrators hold up signs during a news conference on the steps of City Hall in New York to defend plans by developers to build an Islamic community center and mosque near Ground Zero.
Mary Altaffer-AP
Aug. 30, 2010
Project manager Hassan Ahmad speaks during the start of a Web-based campaign to counter a perceived rise in anti-Islamic sentiment and to show Muslims as Americans who love their country. With Ahmad are Nadia Al-Khatib and Imam Johari Abdul-Malik.
Jewel Samad-AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 30, 2010
A coalition of American Muslims launched a Web site featuring brief videos with comments such as "I'm an American" and "I don't want to take over this country." The campaign comes amid increasingly heated rhetoric about a proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero.
Jewel Samad-AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 27, 2010
An iman solicits donations before Friday prayers at the Jamaica Muslim Center in Queens, N.Y. Jewish and Christian religious leaders joined in prayers at the mosque in a sign of solidarity against recent anti-Muslim sentiment.
Chris Hondros-Getty Images
Aug. 26, 2010
New York City taxi driver Ahmed Sharif reveals wounds he suffered during an alleged bias attack. Sharif, a Muslim originally from Bangladesh, was reportedly slashed with a knife by a man who denounced his religion.
Jemal Countess-Getty Images
Aug. 26, 2010
People demonstrate at a news conference in New York while taxi driver Ahmed Sharif speaks about an attack on him that he says was instigated because of his religious faith.
Spencer Platt-Getty Images
Aug. 26, 2010
Ahmed Sharif is surrounded by supporters and the media as he speaks about the attack on him.
The suspect -- Michael Enright, 21, of Brewster, N.Y. -- was moved from jail to a psychiatric ward, corrections officials said Aug. 27.
Seth Wenig-AP
Aug. 25, 2010
Demonstrators go public with their message on both sides of the controversy surrounding the proposed Islamic center in Manhattan.
Lucas Jackson-Reuters
Aug. 25, 2010
Imam Ayub Abdul Baki of the Islamic Cultural Center of New York, center, and Rabbi Arthur Waskow of the Shalom Center, left, join representatives of more than 40 groups to support a proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero. The news conference in New York also introduced the Coalition of New York Neighbors for American Values.
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