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Government
Government Settles Lawsuit by Charity Tied to Milwaukee Islamic Society Leader
An Ohio-based charity for whom a Islamic Society of Milwaukee leader once worked will be removed from the U.S. government's list of organizations with terrorist ties, and the charity dona...
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News
Cardinal Dolan on Brookfield Mosque: Muslims Deserve Worship Space
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan supported the Islamic Society of Milwaukee's efforts to build a new mosque, telling Fox6now.com's Ted Perry that Muslims deserve spaces to worship. In...
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Volunteers in the News
Public Should Not Fear a Mosque, SOPHIA Interfaith Members Say
Do not be afraid. That was a common theme among speakers from SOPHIA, a Waukesha County interfaith organization, who traveled Saturday to a proposed Brookfield mosque site to pray an...
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Government
SOPHIA to Pray, Show Support for Mosque Saturday
A second group of interfaith leaders is throwing its support behind construction of a mosque in Brookfield, planning to meet at the mosque site Saturday to endorse the project. SOPHI...
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Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Diverse Religous Leaders Support Mosque
To the larger Brookfield Community: The Brookfield Elm Grove Interfaith Network (BEGIN) exists to foster respect, cooperation and understanding between people of different faith back...
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Government
Crowd Largely Supports Mosque Amid Sharia Law Concerns
Amid concerns about sharia law and Muslim treatment of women, a crowd largely supported a proposed mosque in Brookfield, applauding a man who apologized to local Muslims for some of the n...
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Government
Islamic Society Invites Public to Learn About Mosque, Islam
Aiming to answer residents' questions about the proposed mosque and about Islam, the Islamic Society of Milwaukee West will hold an informational session Monday at Gethsemane Evangelical ...
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Government
Mayor: Religion Can Not Be Considered in Mosque Proposal
In September of 2009, the Islamic Foundation of Greater Milwaukee purchased a lot on Pheasant Drive in Brookfield. In October of 2010, the Foundation purchased an adjoining lot. Pheasant ...