According to the NY Post, Fariah Friedrich, neé Phillipa de Menil, youngest daughter of John and Dominique de Menil was instrumental in creating the the Masjid Al-Farah, the mosque which introduced charismatic imam Feisal Abdul Rauf to NY. In the family tradition of spritual entreprenurship, she provided the connection between Rauf and real-estate developer Sharif El-Gamal, whose plan for an Islamic center near Ground Zero in lower Manhattan is stirring up all the international ruckus!
Menil spirituality raises ruckus
