As mosques in Minnesota have expanded, some have come under fire for their practices, including wearing head scarves and sharia law, the teachings of Islam.The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on the Minnesota legislature to prohibit the use of the phrase “mosque,” but other Muslim organizations have welcomed the
Muslims in the United States are celebrating the first major Muslim president since President Donald Trump’s election victory.Trump has pledged to make the country safer by strengthening security, and he has praised the mosque at the site of the World Trade Center bombing in New York City.His campaign, however, has questioned the mosque’s decision to
A mosque in Cordova, Spain, which was closed in 2017 amid protests by Muslims over a planned Islamic center, reopened on Tuesday.“I have a lot of respect for the mosque,” Imam Ali Al-Ali, who has been living in the town for the past four years, told AFP news agency.The new mosque is located in the
Ali Mosque, Queens, New York (MNT) — When Imam Ali mosque in Queens was founded in 1848, it was the first mosque in New York City.Today, it serves as a sanctuary for more than 6,000 Muslims, many of whom are refugees from the Middle East.The mosque has been hosting the community for more of its
The new mosque in New York City’s Harlem will host one of the largest mosques in the world.The mosque will host about 20,000 people and will be the largest mosque in the country.It will be built on the site of the former Islamic Center of America (ICA) and is expected to be completed by late
Ottawa – An imam was assaulted with bottles and fire extinguisher as he was delivering a sermon at his mosque in Ottawa, police said.Imam Ali Hassan, an imam at the Islamic Centre of Ottawa, was at his home Friday morning when a man threw a bottle at him, Ottawa police said in a statement.The imam