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A Doraville Muslim community meets public resistance to buying land in Newton County for a burial ground. Due to controversy, the county pauses worship building permits and holds public listening sessions about the proposed project. A subsequent BOC…

A documented account of Case No. GA_03, occurring in Alpharetta, GA. 30004 from June 2009 to March 2010

The congregation sought permission to expand two buildings into a 20,000-square-foot complex with a mosque, gym and cemetery. The Lilburn City Council rejected this proposal in November 2009 and a scaled-down proposal in December 2010. After the U.S.…

A documented account of Case No. GA_05, occurring in Fulton County, GA. 30009 from May 2010 to September 2013

A documented account of Case No. GA_06, occurring in Kennesaw, GA. 30144 in Cobb County from November 2014 to April 2015

The Muslim community of the South Valley Islamic Center (SVIC) in San Martin seeks to build a mosque, community center, and cemetery because their current place of worship, a barn, is insufficient for the growing community. Despite gaining approval…

A documented account of Case No. CT_02, occurring in Norwalk, CT, from June 2012 to September 2014

A documented account of Case No. IL_13, occurring in DuPage County, IL, from August 2011 to June 2013

A documented account of Case No. IL_15, occurring in Des Plaines, IL, 60018 from September 2013 to February 2017.

After more than thirty years in the community, the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro (ICM) encounters fierce opposition in 2010 when the county approves ICM’s plans to build a new mosque for its growing congregation. Efforts to thwart the building…