{"id":2488,"date":"2016-03-08T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2488-us-mosque-hosts-event-aimed-at-dispelling-myths-about-islam\/"},"modified":"2016-03-08T12:00:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T12:00:52","slug":"us-mosque-hosts-event-aimed-at-dispelling-myths-about-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2488-us-mosque-hosts-event-aimed-at-dispelling-myths-about-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"US mosque hosts event aimed at dispelling myths about Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px; line-height: 15.808px;\">Illinois has opened its mosque to the public for the second time in three years<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">The Islamic Foundation of Peoria on Salaam Drive in North Peoria, Illinois has opened its mosque to the public for the second time in three years.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">The interfaith group hosting \u201cKnow Islam, Know Peace\u201d addressed and dispelled anti-Muslim attitudes growing in central Illinois.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">The event is designed to de-mystify Islam for people who have never been inside a mosque.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">The event featured speakers, both Christian and Jewish, from the Central Illinois Interfaith Alliance<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">\u201cThere is a lot of suspicion and a lot of hate out there,\u201d Imam Kamil Muftisaid. \u201cThis is what we can do to address people\u2019s questions, show them what a mosque is like, show them what we do here, show them where we pray, and show them the classrooms where about 100 students come every Sunday.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">There are about 20,000 Muslims in Peoria County, an estimate based on 2010 data from the Association of Religious Data Archives.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois has opened its mosque to the public for the second time in three years \u00a0 The Islamic Foundation of Peoria on Salaam Drive in North Peoria, Illinois has opened its mosque to the public for the second time in three years. 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