{"id":5309,"date":"2018-01-14T07:29:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T07:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/5309-proposed-mosque-in-indiana-draws-opposition\/"},"modified":"2018-01-14T07:29:24","modified_gmt":"2018-01-14T07:29:24","slug":"proposed-mosque-in-indiana-draws-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/5309-proposed-mosque-in-indiana-draws-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed mosque in Indiana draws opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Islamic congregation\u2019s plan to build a mosque is facing opposition from residents of nearby upscale neighborhoods in a northern Indianapolis suburb.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>An Islamic congregation\u2019s plan to build a mosque is facing opposition from residents of nearby upscale neighborhoods in a northern Indianapolis suburb.<\/h4>\n<h4>The Al Salam Foundation is proposing to construct Carmel\u2019s first mosque, which has been welcomed by local faith leaders and the city\u2019s mayor. Opponents have raised concerns about property values being hurt by additional traffic and calls to prayer disturbing the peace.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>\u201cI haven\u2019t found anyone that\u2019s agreeing with the rezoning \u2014 everyone is against it,\u201d said resident Jim Robinson. \u201cObviously I don\u2019t want it to affect our property value \u2026 don\u2019t want to have all the traffic.\u201d\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>An online petition against the zoning for the mosque has received more than 1,000 signatures.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>\u201cSome people think that being a mosque, we\u2019re going to do a call to prayer five days a week on the loudspeaker, which is not the case,\u201d said Ashhar Madni, the vice president of the foundation\u2019s board of trustees, AP reported.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>Madni said traffic shouldn\u2019t be an issue because Muslims have one day of worship. They worship on Friday afternoons.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>\u201cIt should not be any more than any church when you see the traffic on Sundays,\u201d Madni said.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>Supporters of the project have regarded the mosque as a sign of greater diversity and a boost for attracting international businesses.<\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Islamic congregation\u2019s plan to build a mosque is facing opposition from residents of nearby upscale neighborhoods in a northern Indianapolis suburb. \u00a0 An Islamic congregation\u2019s plan to build a mosque is facing opposition from residents of nearby upscale neighborhoods in a northern Indianapolis suburb. 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