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Islam In Maryland
There are around 70,000 Muslims in Maryland in the United States as of December 1992, according to the American Muslim Council. This is the tenth highest number of Muslims of all U.S. states, representing 1.4% of the Muslim population in the country, as well as 1.4% of the total population of Maryland, at the time of the report. History Early Nation of Islam influence As thousands of African Americans moved into Baltimore in the early 20th century to seek new opportunities, as part of the African American Great Migration (African American), Great Migration, there was a rise of African American religious movements. One such movement was the Nation of Islam, a Black-oriented form of Islam, separate from mainstream Islam, founded in Michigan in 1930. It was in 1947, following the release of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad from prison, that a Nation of Islam mosque was established in Baltimore, on Ensor Street. The mosque grew quickly in the late 1940s and early 1950s, outgro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diyanet Center Of America
Diyanet Center of America (DCA) is a non-profit organization funded by the Turkish government that is based in Lanham, Maryland, serving the needs of the Muslim community in the Washington metropolitan area. The center holds regular Friday congregational prayers, Ramadan dinners, religious holiday celebrations – including Mawlid – and various other social, cultural, and religious activities. The center benefits from its proximity to the nation's capital, various federal and state institutions, and schools. The complex consists of five main buildings, an underground parking garage, and a geothermal well field on a 15-acre site. The five buildings are a mosque constructed using 16th century classical Ottoman architecture, a cultural center building, a guest house, a fellowship hall with a restaurant and shops, and a recreational building housing a Turkish bath, an indoor pool, and a sports center. History The organization was established as the Turkish American Islamic Foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
