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129:(Penn MSA). Eight years later, the mosque became independent from the Penn MSA and, around 2009, acquired ownership of the building. Located at 4228 Walnut Street, in a historic building formerly occupied by the Commodore Theatre, the mosque currently serves a large and diverse Muslim population in the neighborhood. The mosque's name itself signals its importance to the community, as the Arabic
182:– an umbrella organization that helps to coordinate Muslim student activities on college and university campuses throughout the United States – NAIT declared on its website in 2019 that it was holding titles to mosques as waqfs in over forty U.S. states, with the goal of ensuring their long-term stability.
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Historically the Masjid Al-Jamia has had a close relationship with sections of the Muslim community at the
University of Pennsylvania, whose campus is located in West Philadelphia. As part of a community history project aided by Scribe Video Center, interviewees recalled many occasions when members
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As a non-profit organization, Masjid Al-Jamia is independently administered. According to City of
Philadelphia property records, the owner of the mosque building, which is located at 4228 Walnut Street and which covers 12,541 square feet, is the
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Masjid Al-Jamia occupies the site of a former movie theater, the
Commodore Theatre, which opened in 1928 and originally held 1,105 seats. The building has a distinctive architectural style. Designed by the
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featured the mosque and described members like
Mohammed Mahsin Khan, a 39-year-old Bangladeshi, who explained that prior to its establishment, he drove to New Jersey or to Northeast Philadelphia to pray.
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In particular, the mosque has had relations with the Penn Muslim
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holidays. The mosque also provides an
Islamic School for children. As of 2019, the imam was Yahaya A Adam. Previous Imams have included Ali A Farooqi and Abdel Mohsen Hatab.
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Masjid Al-Jamia stands at the heart of what has become “the city’s biggest and most diverse Muslim community”, including members who have immigrated from many countries including
223:. MSA National was founded in 1963 to facilitate Muslim life among students in diverse campus settings. Today, the MSA chapters – Penn’s included – work under the umbrella of the
286:""Masjid Al-Jamia: The History of Penn's Muslim Students Association and the Mosque in West Philadelphia", in "Here and Over There: Penn, Philadelphia, and the Middle East""
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761:Islamic Center of Orange County
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588:"Praying East in West Philly"
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340:"Praying East in West Philly"
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685:Mosques in the United States
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172:North American Islamic Trust
165:Ownership and administration
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766:Islamic Center of Riverside
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827:Baitul Jaamay Mosque
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365:"Masjid Al-Jamia"
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290:pennds.org
268:References
237:Bangladesh
121:mosque in
1257:Tennessee
1020:Minnesota
554:"Mission"
231:Community
131:etymology
1375:Category
1331:Virginia
1097:New York
1038:Missouri
1011:(former)
971:Michigan
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814:Illinois
606:cite web
558:isna.net
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256:See also
186:Building
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44:Location
720:Arizona
523:"About"
211:History
155:Ramadan
90:Website
1191:Oregon
1061:Nevada
693:Alaska
243:, and
76:Mosque
1275:Texas
245:Egypt
119:Sunni
117:is a
1163:Ohio
867:Iowa
612:link
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