{"id":84138,"date":"2022-07-13T11:54:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T11:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=84138"},"modified":"2022-07-13T11:54:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T11:54:04","slug":"minnesota-after-years-of-opposition-muslim-cemetery-gets-final-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/america\/84138-minnesota-after-years-of-opposition-muslim-cemetery-gets-final-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota: After years of opposition, Muslim cemetery gets final approval"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After years of opposition and legal battles, a Muslim cemetery in Dakota County, Minnesota, can now start to perform traditional ceremonies on the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Castle Rock Township board of supervisors approved a conditional use permit Tuesday, eight years after the property was purchased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A proposal for the Al Maghfirah Cemetery was rejected by the board in 2017, prompting the Minnesota Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) to sue the township. Despite winning that lawsuit, the proposal still had to go before the board Tuesday night before operations could begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cemetery has been targeted twice since being purchased, including as recently as 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We have been targeted multiple times. Our buildings have been damaged severely. Hundreds in thousands in damage,&#8221; said Jaylani Hussein of CAIR. &#8220;We know those people are still out there but the city and the majority of the residents said no to hate tonight and said yes to this beautiful community.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hussein said ceremonies and burials will not be performed on the 70-acre property for several more months, as the buildings need to be upgraded and brought back up to code.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After years of opposition and legal battles, a Muslim cemetery in Dakota County, Minnesota, can now start to perform traditional ceremonies on the property. The Castle Rock Township board of supervisors approved a conditional use permit Tuesday, eight years after the property was purchased. 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