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First Aired - 09/08/2010 07:00PM
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This week on Burning Down the House Curtis and regular guest Caroline Bailey speak with Kate Howe, the graphic designer behind the logo and much of the branding for The Cordoba Initiative, the controversial cultural center being built near Ground Zero. Tune in to hear Kate's thought process and intentions behind the logo, and how to find the hidden peace symbol within! (both literally and figuratively). Hear Howe's take on the controversy behind the project, and what her interactions with the center's Imam have been like. This episode was sponsored by Roberta's.
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The Moore Street Block Party promo (0:46)
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September 12th, 10am - 9pm, Moore Street between Bogart and White, Party In The Streets!,Burning Down The House Intro - Kate Howe (14:34)
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the cultural center near Ground Zero, promoting understanding between East and West, the East Williamsburg Industrial Park, Roberta's, Berlin-style most-hip onclave, head coverings, Daisy the Imam's wife, mixed-environment, branding, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, plasma physics phenomenon, 51 Park, The Jewish Community Center, the Muslim community, condemning terrorists, the vast majority of moderate muslims want to be part of the solution, coalitions of Muslims and non-Muslims, nothing like the Ayatollahs of Iran, promoting an idea through design, attitude and brand platform, logo, typeface, color pallet, web design, katehowemakesthings.com, blue, U.N. Blue, a peaceful color, Moorish designs and patterns, intentional duality, peace sign, the arrow in the FedEx logo, subliminal ethos, political versus aesthetic, a mark with no action behind it does nothing, the 80/20, the perils of undervalued design, Wael Kfoury,The Media Is The Problem (13:57)
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Lebanese dance music, pop culture, the demonizing of Islam, The American Civil War, The War of Northern Aggression, unspeakable acts done in the the name of God, the true vision of the Qur'an, Park 51, Caroline let's it rip, 99.99 percent of Muslims condemn these terrorists, redefining the word Jihad, going against the basic preachings of the Qur'an, suicide is a mortal sin to Muslims, Americans don't care to be informed in a lot of ways, naysayer rantings, September 11th, Saudi Arabia is one of the most repressive places on the planet, 9-11 as a Saudi attack on American life, it comes down to money and politics, Waco is not representative of all Christians, underrepresentations of Muslims in America, Oklahoma City Bombing, Timothy McVeigh, the media is the problem, political fodder, no one actually wants to talk to the Imam, conveying their peaceful intentions, Ground Zero Mosque, media irresponsibility, the cheap real estate around Ground Zero, it's not about radical Islam, Design Observer, designobserver.com, changeobserver.com, the inherent and innate human need to fear the Other, live and die and fall in love, Samir Gaber,We're All People (9:10)
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