Citing a growing Muslim population in South Florida, an Islamic Center wants to open a cemetery that adheres to the religion’s specific burial rites on a seven-acre plot in the Redland. “As this ...
Imam Kifah Mustapha, director of The Prayer Center in Orland Park, Illinois, on Feb. 27, 2024. Mustafa Hussain for HuffPost ORLAND PARK, Ill. — Kifah Mustapha, the imam at Orland Park Prayer Center, ...
A proposed Muslim cemetery in East Moriches will be open to people of all faiths and will have thousands fewer plots than originally planned, the project's developers said in recent interviews. The ...
With the number of Muslim burial plots on Long Island scarce, developers are looking to open an Islamic cemetery at the site of a closed private airport in East Moriches. The graveyard, identified in ...
The Justice Department on Friday accused a northern Virginia county of enacting "overly restrictive zoning regulations" that blocked a group from establishing an Islamic cemetery on its property. The ...
When Mountain View Cemetery opened the first dedicated section for Reno's Muslim community just over a decade ago, it was seen as a game changer. Today, however, the cemetery serves as a flashpoint as ...
Historic cemeteries abound from neighborhood to neighborhood, headstones rising out of dry clean-cut grass. One, however, sits about 15 minutes outside of city limits, at the intersection of Jackson ...
Nevada cemeteries will now need court approval before moving a buried body after a new law was passed in response to a dispute involving a Muslim cemetery in Reno. Assembly Bill 350 will take effect ...
People arrive to a public zoning hearing at the South Dade Regional Library on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. The meeting, which was postponed due to a lack of quorum, was set to discuss a proposed Muslim ...