In a message dated 4/27/2001 6:55:08 AM Central Daylight Time,
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<< In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful


 Hijri date: Friday 3 Safar 1422 A.H.
 ARTICLE DATE: Friday, April 27, 2001
 TITLE: Muslim believers growing
 Metro Detroit is home to one of the largest U.S. communities; Mosques up
 by 42 percent

 By Kim Kozlowski / The Detroit News

     As the young community of Muslims continues to grow here and across
 America, the number of mosques and participants are exploding, according
 to the largest and most comprehensive survey of its kind in the United
 States.
 "  The findings mirror trends that are unfolding in Metro Detroit, home to
 one of the largest Muslim communities in America.
    In the past decade, the number of mosques in the area has grown by 42
 percent, from 21 to 30, according to Imam Abdullah El-Amin, executive
 director of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Michigan.
    And not all of the mosques are in Dearborn, where a sizable portion of
 the Muslim community lives. Mosques are located in places such as
 Bloomfield Hills, Wyandotte, Detroit and Canton.
    "It's been phenomenal around here in the Metro Detroit area," El-Amin
 said. "You have so many people coming in for Friday prayers -- they're
 praying out on the steps."
 .."To address the need, there is about $30 million worth of investment in
 projects under way for building bigger mosques and expanding others.
    The Islamic Center of America, for instance, is building a $15-million
 mosque on Ford Road while the Islamic Center of America in Rochester Hills
 is putting up $4-million addition."..

 TO VIEW THE FULL ARTICLE, VISIT:

 http://www.detnews.com/2001/religion/0104/27/d01-217560.htm

 TO THANK THE REPORTER, WRITE:
 Kim Kozlowski at (313) 222-2024 or [log in to unmask] >>

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