According to Daniel Pipes, in a recent article, our government has an extensive campaign to support moderate Islam around the world to counter the growing influence of radical Islam.
My son has a first rate idea: create a great Islamic university in downtown Manhattan. Make the Islamic University of New York into the preeminent home of the important Islamic scholars from around the world. It wouldn't take many years before New York had a positive place in the Muslim view of the world.
New Yorkers unite! Demand a new university in downtown Manhattan!