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Mississippi city denies site approval for proposed mosque
April 24, 2021
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HORN LAKE, Miss. (AP) A city in north Mississippi has rejected a Muslim man s plan to build the first mosque in the area, and he says he will go to court to challenge the decision.
The Horn Lake planning commission recommended that the site plan be denied, and the Board of Aldermen voted 5-1 to uphold that recommendation, the Commercial Appeal reported.
Ray Elk wants to build Abraham House of God. Horn Lake is in DeSoto County, and Elk said he has lived in the county 20 years.
“I raised all my six children in DeSoto County, they all go to school there and they have a right to go to their mosque and pray and practice their faith like every Christian, Elk said.
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