Controversies Over Mosques And Islamic Centers Across the U.S.

September 24, 2010

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life

http://features.pewforum.org/muslim/controversies-over-mosque-and-islamic-centers-across-the-us.html

This map shows the locations of 35 proposed mosques and Islamic centers that have encountered community resistance in the last two years. Click on a location for a brief overview of the project based on news reports. In many cases, the opposition has centered on neighbors' concerns about traffic, noise, parking and property values – the same objections that often greet churches and other houses of worship as well as commercial construction projects. In some communities, however, opponents of mosques also have cited fears about Islam, sharia law and terrorism.