....Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the timing of the fire was "suspicious" following so soon after Thursday's bombings in London that killed at least 49 people.
....The Plainfield-based Islamic Center of North America issued a statement Thursday condemning the London bombings. Hooper said his group, based in Washington, had received hate e-mail and phone calls since Thursday.
The Polis Center's Project on Religion and Urban Culture at IUPUI provides timelines of areas around Indianapolis. The one for Plainfield is complete through 1997. From it I've lifted references pertinent to the mosque, but no entries for it after 1982.
1976.......Muslim Student Association (MSA) acquires 124 acres of land in Plainfield to construct the Islamic Center of North America.
1978.......960 people sign a petition against the proposed Islamic Center, stating that the plans violated a residential zoning ordinance. While the appeal is pending in the circuit court of appeals a sign at the entrance to the property is painted with the letters "KKK." The appeal is denied.
1980.......Plainfield population, 9,191. Township population, 17,052.
1982.......Work on Phase I of Islamic Center of North America completed. It consists of a mosque and library. Capacity of mosque is 500 with possibility to increase to 1,500. Building is 40,444-sq. ft. and it has 3 floors.
At the Islamonline.net website, results of a survey have been published. I wouldn't have known this...
* At the average mosque, 33% of members are of South Asian origin (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.), 30% are African-American, and 25% are Arabic-speaking.
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