Quincy Mosque
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Quincy Mosque, founded 1963, is situated in Quincy, Massachusetts in the Quincy Point neighborhood; it consists of half of the Islamic Center of New England; the other is a sister mosque in Sharon. The mosque has a membership of over two thousand. Juma prayers are held every Friday.
Al Noor Academy began as a high school inside this mosque, before moving out in 2004. The mosque currently houses the Al-Bayan school.
Fires attributed to arsonists swept the mosque in 1990[1] and again in 2003.[2] To date no suspects have been found in either incident.
[edit] Imams
- 2005-current: Khalid Nasr
- 1982-2005: Talal Eid
[edit] Notes
- ^ Muslim Life in America - Office of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State at usinfo.state.gov[dead link]
- ^ Muslim American Society at www.masnet.org
[edit] External links
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