After 16 months of rallies and court hearings, construction will soon begin on a Tennessee mosque that sparked a fierce debate over religious beliefs, according to the Cybercast News Service website.
Leaders of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro (Tennessee) obtained a building permit yesterday (May 20, 2011) to start the first construction phase, and released renderings of the new building.
Imam Ossama Bahloul -- the religious leader of the congregation -- said the mosque will be a place for everyone, even those who opposed its construction.
Earlier this week, a Rutherford County judge ruled that the mosque construction does not harm the residents who sued the county over it.
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