Islamic group to build mosque adjacent to ground zero

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Yes, that may actually come quite close. Perhaps there are some differences, but the basics are pretty much the same.

Not quite, Paul is an extremely divisive character within Christian theology, viewed as everything from a True Saint to a Scysmatic and a Liar, despite the fact that his letters are universally recognised as brilliant (though some might also say insane).

1. Al Aqsa, built over the temple of Soloman -maybe because the conquering Arab army wanted to ensure correct(from their point of view: Islamic) worship on a site as important to both Judaisim and Islam, in a city they now controlled? This practice, where new peoples revering similar deities, or even choosing to revere different ones in the same place, extends back in history beyond Greek and Roman times. Many Catholic churches in Southern Europe are built on the very sites of Roman temples, themselves built on the sites of pre-existing temples to local deities.

2. Hagia Sophia, the Ottomans greately revered the basilica and when the city finally fell, the Sultan forbade any sack of the building -indeed, the only reason we can still marvel at its beauty is because the Ottomans respected the building and its contents enought to preserve the Byzantine art!

Hagia Sophia still became a Mosque, and the Mosque on the Temple Mount was built over a Christian Church (former Roman Temple) after it was demolished by the invaders. The use of both was a sign a Muslim domination, whatever else it was.