How pathetic. Apparently the National Review Online paid a visit to one of Rauf’s properties:
On Tuesday, National Review Online visited one of the apartment buildings identified by the Post as being owned by Rauf, and spoke with several of the tenants. The building, in a working class neighborhood of the predominantly-Hispanic Union City, steps from the Lincoln Tunnel, is in poor shape. Its exterior is festooned with empty malt liquor cans, broken glass, and other refuse, and its interior is marked by mold, moisture, and decay.
The tenants are uniformly unhappy with what they describe as persistently poor–even dangerous–living conditions, and management they describe as uncaring and unresponsive. Two tenants agreed to be filmed. Only one, 26-year-old Yonaira, who has lived in the building for 16 years and is raising two small children there, gave her name and her story:
Rauf’s wife, Daisy Khan, has responded to new questions about maintenance at the properties by saying that all tenant complaints are addressed as they come up, and that the Imam’s business dealings have “no relevance to the Park51 project.”
“The Imam does not get paid for his spiritual work or work as an Imam,” Khan wrote to The Record. “He invests in real estate, much as someone would invest in stocks, bonds or other assets to secure one’s future and provide an income stream. He has dedicated his life to helping others working as an Imam.”
READ MORE HERE (I only quoted part of the article).
You know this really represents Imam Rauf’s character and for Daisy Khan to suggest that this has no relevance to Park51 is ridiculous. It tells us much that we need to know about the Imam, and her as well. Their radical agenda is apparently way more important than fixing this slum of a building.