_Baitus Samee Mosque (The Houston Mosque)

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_Baitus Samee Mosque (The Houston Mosque)

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The mosque is located in Houston, Texas, is a vibrant centre of worship and community.
The mosque has an area of 600 m2 on a 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) site. Dedicated in March 2004, it has capacity for 1,000 worshippers, and was the result of “nearly 20 years of work by 500 members from Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Nigeria and other countries”, of a group which previously met in a community centre. The mosque was built in stages, with its foundation laid in 1998 and completed in 2004.

References

See Ahmadiyya in the United States.
^ Richard Vara (April 24, 2004). “New worship centers alter city’s religious landscape”. Houston Chronicle.
^ Jump up to:^a ^b Steve Love (March 30, 2004). “Harmony promoted at mosque inauguration”. Houston Chronicle.
^ “Clergy oppose planned Koran burning”. UPI. September 5, 2010.
^ Casey Michel (February 25, 2013). “Houston Sets Off National Dialogue on Islamic Innocence”. Houston Press.
^ “9-11 is Remembered in Houston at Interfaith Memorial”. Houston Public Media. September 11, 2013.
^ Mubasher Ahmad (December 17, 2015). “Houston’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Holds Multi-Faith Prayer Vigil on One Week Anniversary of the San Bernardino, California, Shootings”. Voice of Asia.
^ Mike Rosenhouse (January 22, 2017). “Muslim American youth organization gathers in Houston, focusing on positives in new Trump era”. CW39 Houston.
^ Mihir Zaveri (January 22, 2017). “Muslim youth association holds Houston summit on reaching out to communities”. Houston Chronicle.
^ “Rallies against Islamic law draw counter-protests across US”. ABC 13, Houston. June 10, 2017.
^ “Houston mosque holds interfaith event during Ramadan”. ABC 13, Houston. June 15, 2017.
^ Jenny Deam (October 21, 2018). “Muslims gather in Houston for historic arrival of spiritual leader”. Houston Chronicle.
^ Youtube video: “Houston, Texas: Police Motorcade escorts Khalifa of Islam to Baitus Samee Mosque”
^ “Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Delivers Friday Sermon in Houston, Texas”. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. October 28, 2018.
^ Lindsay Peyton (October 19, 2018). “Muslims arriving in Houston for visit of spiritual leader”. Microsoft News.
^ Massarah Mikati (June 14, 2019). “Houston mosque threatened for second time in online forum”. Houston Chronicle.
^ Alison Lesley (June 20, 2019). “Call for Increased Security After Threat to Houston Mosque”. World Religion News.
^ “Police investigating online threat made against local mosque”. KHOU TV, Houston. June 14, 2019.
^ Jump up to:^a ^b Natasha Geigel (June 15, 2019). “Houston mosque receives second threat in a month”. Fox 26 News

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baitus_Samee_Mosque_(Houston)

Mosque Data

Architect

Type

Central

Country

United States

Owner/Founder

Al-Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Year

2004

Area

600 m2

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Mosque Data

Architect

Type

Central

Country

United States

Owner/
Founder

Al-Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Year

2004

Area

600 m2

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