Building friendlier mosques


  • Opinion
  • Sunday, 22 Jul 2007

Mosques should be open, welcoming structures not fenced-off, isolated places with compounds full of cars.

I DON’T mean to imply, with this headline, that Islam, the Muslim community or the institution of the mosque is unfriendly. But even the very best of intentions can go awry because knowledge in “building language” is inadequate.

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