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| $40K Raised for Ongoing Effort to Open Fairfax Masjid |
| 2008-10-10 |
| More than 250 Muslims from the DC Metropolitan Area attended the first official fundraiser of Islamic Center of Northern Virginia (ICNV) at the Audrey Moore Recreation Center in Springfield, Virginia. This June 2nd gathering attracted mostly students, graduates of Fairfax's George Mason University (GMU), and DC Area Muslim families. Although the event goal was to raise $250,000 to complete the final logistics of the construction, the fundraiser only raised $41,000. The ICNV executive members commented, "It is just a start." ICNV is located on Shirley Gate Drive in the heart of the city of Fairfax. The building is equipped with most of the sewage and plumbing lines according to county regulations, has electricity, running water, and HVAC units. At this point, the ICNV committee is in the process of installing the sprinkler system, elevators and outside parking lot lights. Once the final logistics of this last phase are complete, the center will be able go through county inspections in order to obtain their occupancy permit. Event keynote speaker Imam Safi Khan of Dar us Salaam in College Park, Maryland spoke on the importance of establishing more Islamic centers as Muslims grow in numbers. Balance at the link. Thanks to the INS, I'd say the Virginia Republican vote may certainly be in question. Fox Noise just had a release on the attendance of one of Obama's staff at a Islamic meeting in Springfield, VA. Nothing on the web yet. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 I typically see about ten times as many women in Muslim costume on a single trip to the Tysons Corner Mall as I saw in a week travelling to European cities such as Amsterdam and Brussels, which are supposed to be Muslim hotbeds. And none of the European Muslim women were wearing the full burqa-type get-up (covered face) like they do at Tysons Corner. |
| Posted by: Ulusoling Hatfield4645 2008-10-10 13:27 |
| #1 Don't forget to include the cost of bugs in the construction budget. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-10-10 10:12 |