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I think we should include some of the oldest mosques in the article. LatinoMuslim 16:37, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Books:

Some ideas include mention of the book:

'Muslims of the Heartland' explores how immigrants made the Midwest home in the early 20th century | WKAR Public Media

https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2022-02-24/muslims-of-the-heartland-explores-how-immigrants-made-the-midwest-home-in-the-early-20th-century LatinoMuslim 16:40, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mosques:

Mosque images that can be included:

Highland Park, Michigan, 1921, mosque

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIDNR/bulletins/2ce24f3

Ross, North Dakota, 1929, mosque

https://www.reddit.com/r/Lost_Architecture/comments/ivd5rt/the_earliest_photographed_purposebuilt_mosque_in/?rdt=43168

Michigan City, Indiana, 1931, mosque

https://twitter.com/EdwardECurtisIV/status/1383752941404770304

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1934, mosque

https://mothermosque.org/history/

LatinoMuslim 16:46, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have to ask whether any of those were Ahmedi? Ahmedism was more prominent than "ordinary" Islam in the U.S. in the early 20th century... AnonMoos (talk) 20:29, 9 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]