All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) is one of the largest
mosques
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in the
United States
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, located in
Sterling, VA
Sterling, Virginia, refers most specifically to a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population of the CDP as of the 2010 United States Census was 27,822. The CDP boundaries are confined to a relatively s ...
and serving 5000 Muslim families. ADAMS offers a wide variety of services. Some are of religious nature such as Islamic and
Arabic
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classes, while others are of communal nature such as Boy and Girl
Scout
Scout may refer to:
Youth movement
*Scout (Scouting), a child, usually 10–18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement
**Scouts (The Scout Association), section for 10-14 year olds in the United Kingdom
**Scouts BSA, sectio ...
activities.
The current
Executive Director
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The title is widely used in North American and European not-for-profit organizations, though ...
(for 25 years as of 2022) is Imam Mohamed Magid, a leading figure in the American Muslim community.
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Islamic organizations based in the United States
Mosques in Virginia
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