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Antioch, TN
As the Muslim community in Antioch, Tennessee, had grown rapidly in the years leading up to 2010, the Islamic Center of Tennessee hoped to purchase an old movie theater in Davidson County with plans to convert complex space into a mosque and…
Tags: Approved, Built, Mosque, Public Campaign
Brentwood, TN
Having outgrown their cramped rental space on Carothers Street in Brentwood, TN, the Islamic Center of Williamson County (ICWC) submits plans to rezone a 14-acre plot of land to construct a 12,000-square foot mosque and community center in April…
Carmel, IN
In April 2018, opponents of the proposed Islamic Life Center in Carmel file a lawsuit to challenge the Board of Zoning Appeals’ approval of the project. After a serious of contentious public hearings that drew record crowds, the board had granted the…
Tags: Approved, Legal Campaign, Mosque, Public Campaign
Culpeper County, VA
In early 2017, the Islamic Center of Culpeper (ICC) settled its lawsuit against the County of Culpeper for denying a pump and haul sewage permit for a new mosque construction in a rural zoning district where religious land use was permitted by right.…
Florence, KY
In August 2010, Florence, KY witnesses public opposition to a proposal by the Islamic Center of Northern Kentucky to move from a rented storefront facility in a strip mall to a purpose-built mosque on a 5.5 acre lot. Opponents create a website and…
Tags: Approved, Mosque, Not Built, Public Campaign
Fulton County, GA
A documented account of Case No. GA_05, occurring in Fulton County, GA. 30009 from May 2010 to September 2013
Tags: Approved, Built, DOJ, Lawsuit (RLUIPA), Mosque, Planning and Zoning, Public Campaign
Harford County, MD
In early 2020, the Harford Islamic Center faces vocal opposition and online threats in response to their plan to convert an existing barn in a rural zone of Bel Air into a mosque. At a subsequent public meeting of the Development Advisory Committee…
Tags: Approved, CAIR, Mosque, Public Campaign, Under Construction
Horn Lake, MS
In April 2021, Horn Lake city officials rejected a proposed mosque on property zoned for houses of worship. Eight months earlier, the city’s planning commission had denied the Muslim community’s CUP application for a cemetery project on the property.…
Tags: Approved, Denied, Mosque, Planning and Zoning, Public Campaign
Kennesaw, GA
A documented account of Case No. GA_06, occurring in Kennesaw, GA. 30144 in Cobb County from November 2014 to April 2015
Tags: Approved, Built, DOJ, Lawsuit (RLUIPA), Mosque, Planning and Zoning, Public Campaign
Madison, MS
In April 2009, the Madison County Planning and Zoning Board rejects the Mississippi Muslim Association’s building application for a mosque over concerns about sewage and water utilities after the City of Madison refuses to provide sewage service.…