Number of Mosques Increases in the United States, Including Those Belonging to the Indonesian Community

WASHINGTON, D.C. (VOA) — The latest poll results released by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, a nonprofit organization that conducts extensive research on American Muslims, say the number of mosques in America is now more than 2,700, a 31 percent increase since 2010. House of Worship Zoning Permit Regardless of religious background, to build a house of worship including a mosque, a special zoning permit is required from the local city government, which usually has different rules in each state in the United States. A zoning permit is a document that allows the construction of a new building or changes to an existing building. The Indonesian Muslim Association in America (IMAAM) organization, which was founded in 1993, manages the IMAAM Center mosque located in Silver Spring, Maryland, not far from the capital of the United States, Washington, DC. Worshippers attend morning prayers and a sermon at the IMAAM Center mosque in Silver Spring, Maryland (Photo: VOA/Karlina Amkas) The mosque, which was inaugurated by former Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has been operating since 2014 in a building that previously had a zoning permit for a house of worship, but was then sold. “So when we acquired, bought this, …

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Number of Mosques Increases in the United States, Including Those Belonging to the Indonesian Community

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