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Tenn. mosque unready for Ramadan due to lawsuit delays
Mosque opponents sued Rutherford County in September 2010 to stop construction of the new building. Their suit included claims that Islam is not a real religion and that local Muslims wanted to overthrow the US Constitution and replace it with Islamic religious law.
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Judge orders Tennessee county to allow new mosque to open
After a long batter in Rutherford County, a federal judge ruled that worshipers should be allowed to use a newly built mosque.
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Ground zero and beyond: four mosque battles brew across US
The bid to build a $100 million mosque and Islamic center two blocks from ground zero has ensnared a president and engrossed a nation. But New York isn't the only city debating a new mosque. Here are four of the most controversial battles nationwide.
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