Essayist Richard Rodriguez and radio host Sandip Roy discuss why the controversy over the mosque/community center near Ground Zero has taken on such a virulent form and the search for the face of an American Islam. They also remember scholar and Pacific News Service co-founder Franz Schurmann. Video by Cliff Parker.
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The Conversation—Roy and Rodriguez on Ground Zero
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