https://usmc.oxomeka.org/files/original/88dbfdd722025d702fe3bfed1632d19f.jpg ef17ce24e858b1dfa5767396ef35a47b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource Yu, S. (2008). Aerial photo of the Nicodemus Farm the Ahmadiyya community wants to purchase. [Online image]. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Retrieved from https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continuing_coverage/hindsight/hindsight-2020-walkersville-residents-debate-muslim-community-center-throughout-2007/article_f0c8b6d2-c04f-5bba-86d6-fd013850318e.html. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Maryland Case Use this Item Type to create the case Item Pages for the U.S. Mosque Controversies site. Case Number Enter the case number in this field using the format: Case No. XX_00 (e.g. Case No. Ga_01) No. Md_01 Location The location of the interview Walkersville, MD Year Year the case began. 2007 Address Enter the full address, if it is available. 8939 Woodsboro Pike, Walkersville, MD 21793 Plus Code Enter the plus code for the location, if it is available. FJGX+P9 Walkersville, Maryland Proposed Project The AMC intended to use the Moxley Farm as a place of worship and residence for its imam, as well as to hold an annual three-day religious event called the Jalsa Salana. Proposed By List the entity (legal entity or community name) that proposed the project. <a href="https://www.ahmadiyya.us/members/"><span style="font-weight:400;">Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA</span></a> Outcome Rejected, Approved, Approved with Modifications The city rejected the proposal, and the Muslim community withdrew from the contract to buy the 224-acre property. The landowner sued the city under RLUIPA. The city settled the lawsuit agreeing to buy the property for $4.7 million. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walkersville, MD Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Florian Pohl Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Oxford College of Emory University Description An account of the resource In August 2008, the city government of Walkersville, Maryland, rejected a request for a special exception by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMC) to build a religious center on a portion of a 224-acre farm in the agricultural zoning district. The project included a mosque for about 200 people, auxiliary facilities, and space for tents to host up to 10,000 participants for an annual three-day convention. The town also enacted an amendment to its zoning ordinance, introduced after AMC’s purchase plans had become public, blocking places of worship in the agricultural zoning district, even by special exception. Denied Lawsuit (RLUIPA) Legislation Mosque Not Built Planning and Zoning Public Campaign Public Speech