SIMMONS CONTINUES MOSQUE SUPPORT AT HOME
RUSSELL SIMMONS is using his lavish New York City apartment to affirm his support for plans to build a mosque close to Ground Zero - he has painte d the word "co-exist" on to the windows of his home.
The hip-hop mogul has been vocal in his backing of the scheme, which wi ll see a Muslim holy site erected just streets away from the area of Manh attan where the World Trade Center stood before the terrorist atrocities of 9/11 in 2001.
Many residents of the city are outraged by the proposals, but Simmons i nsists the building will help heal rifts between communities.
And he has now covered his apartment windows, which overlook Ground Zer o, in religious and spiritual symbols to get his message across, decorati ng the panes with shapes that spell out the word "co-exist".
Simmons’ pal Glen Friedman, who designed the peace-promoting signs, tel ls the New York Post, "This is compelling for Russell because he lives he re and he’s always involved with issues of people getting along. The deba te… It’s obviously for freedom. I don’t have a problem with it at all. It’s meaningful to have these signs at Ground Zero."
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