Imam Abdullah Faaruuq (left) and Charles Jacobs argued over the merits of the new mosque in Roxbury (in background) after supporters of the mosque presented Jacobs and other protesters with white roses in a gesture of peace.
(David L. Ryan/ Globe Staff)
Dissent greets mosque opening
Hundreds attend afternoon service, as a few protest
Imam Abdullah Faaruuq (left) and Charles Jacobs argued over the merits of the new mosque in Roxbury (in background) after supporters of the mosque presented Jacobs and other protesters with white roses in a gesture of peace.
(David L. Ryan/ Globe Staff)
With the cutting of a taut green ribbon and the haunting chant of a call to prayer, a crowd of hundreds of local Muslims inaugurated a large new mosque yesterday in Roxbury Crossing. (Full article: 489 words)
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