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  • A Mosque Grows in Boston

    12/13/2005 11:05:52 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 20 replies · 948+ views
    The Daily Standard ^ | 12/14/2005 | Dean Barnett
    . . . but not without multiple lawsuits. The strange story of the Islamic Society of Boston's new mosque.ON NOVEMBER 7, 2002, POLITICIANS AND OTHER LUMINARIES--including Boston Mayor Thomas P. Menino--gathered at the corner of Tremont Street and Malcolm X Boulevard in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood. They held shovels and awaited a photo op to celebrate the ground-breaking of a new mosque for the Islamic Society of Boston (ISB). It was a special occasion. The design for the $22 million mosque included a125-foot minaret as well as a 75-foot dome over the prayer hall. Al Jazeera joined the local Boston media...