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The history of Islam in New York City can be traced back to the 17th century, with the foundation of the New Amsterdam colony. The first Muslim settler was most likely the Dutch North African merchant Anthony Janszoon van Salee (known by contemporaries as Anthony the Turk).
The Powers Street Mosque in Brooklyn, New York City is one of the oldest mosques in the United States. It was founded by a small group of Lipka Tatars, originating from the Białystok region of Poland. This was the first Muslim organization in New York State [1] [2] and the first official mosque for New York City's Muslim population.
The Islamic Cultural Center of New York is a mosque and an Islamic cultural center in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, United States. It is located at 1711 Third Avenue, between East 96th and 97th Streets. The Islamic Cultural Center was the first purpose-built mosque in New York and continues to be one
New York Mosque may refer to: Park51, a planned Islamic mosque and cultural center to be located on Park Place. Islamic Cultural Center of New York, on Third Avenue. Powers Street Mosque; Masjid Malcolm Shabazz
The building was redesigned by Sabbath Brown, and in 1976 the mosque was renamed Malcolm Shabazz Mosque, (by Wallace D. Muhammad, the new leader of the Nation of Islam), or Masjid Malcolm Shabazz, to honor the memory and contributions of Malcolm X. In 1972, the mosque was the location of a controversial shooting of a NYPD officer. [3]
Park51 (originally named Cordoba House) was a development originally envisioned as a 13-story Islamic community center and mosque in Lower Manhattan, New York City.The developers hoped to promote an interfaith dialogue within the greater community.
New York City: New York: 1986 Masjid al-Ikhlas: Newburgh: New York: 1992 Islamic Cultural Center of New York: New York City: New York: 1991 Also known as "96th Street Mosque". Park51: New York City: New York: 2011 ND Proposed mosque, also known as the "Ground Zero mosque", a plan that became subject of controversy in 2010. Currently a museum ...
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