Mosque celebrates opening|
Each guest was greeted and offered a tour of the facility before being ushered to the main assembly hall for a program with several speakers, including Jerry Martin, U.S. attorney for Middle Tennessee, and Thomas Perez, U.S. assistant attorney general of the Department of Justice.
After a Struggle, Mosque Opens in Tennessee|
(NewYorkTimes)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The worshipers bowed low, their heads touching the freshly laid carpet, as the new mosque filled with echoes of exultation.
Murfreesboro Mosque Granted Temporary Occupancy Permit|
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A temporary occupancy permit has been granted for the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro after a final inspection on Tuesday morning. Mosque leaders hope to hold evening prayers there as early as Friday.
Mosque opponents file federal motion to stop Islamic Center of Murfreesboro|
Opponents of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro filed a motion in federal court Monday claiming that U.S. District Judge Todd Campbell accepted “false allegations” in affirming that the controversial mosque can continue its opening process.
Picnic Held to Support Islamic Center of Murfreesboro|
Sunday in Murfreesboro, people of all faiths gathered in support of a new Islamic center struggling to open on Veals Road. A picnic at Barfield Crescent Park was meant to be a morale boost to the Muslim community who have seen protests and legal complications surround the controversial building of the mosque.
Former SNL Star, Victoria Jackson, Questions Murfreesboro Mosque|
She’s best known for her satirical comedy on Saturday Night Live. Twenty years after leaving the hit show, Victoria Jackson is back in the spotlight, but this time it’s for her political views.
Islamic Center of Murfreesboro receives bomb threat|
Murfreesboro Police spokesman Kyle Evans said Imam Ossama Bahloul contacted MPD dispatch around 1:30 p.m. today to report a threatening voicemail that was left on an ICM answering machine around 1 a.m. Monday.
Tensions Rise In Murfreesboro Mosque Hearing|
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The debate over the construction of a mosque in Murfreesboro was back in a Rutherford County courtroom on Monday. Name calling and snide remarks could be heard from inside.
My Take: This just in, Tennessee court says Islam is a religion|
By Stephen Prothero, Special to CNN
A few months ago I spoke at an interfaith forum at the University of North Alabama. One of the speakers on my panel was Ossama Bahloul, imam of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro.
Understatement of the Year: “Murfreesboro Mosque Opponents Dislike Islam”|
Foes of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro’s building plan used Rutherford County’s lax planning rules as a cover to hide their dislike for Muslims and their religion.
