MANCHESTER, NH – In 2009 the Islamic Society of New Hampshire broke ground for the state’s first mosque, located on Karatzas Avenue in Manchester. Nearly 10 years and $1.5 million later, the place of worship for local Muslims remains unfinished.
The story of the mosque’s genesis and the journey toward completion is chronicled nicely on Bloomberg.com in its Businessweek section. The piece also takes a look at the challenges along the way for the Manchester mosque, including lawsuits and vandalism – and compares the New Hampshire project with other mosque-builds around the country, including similar roadblocks and setbacks.
Read the full story on Bloomberg.com: What It Takes to Build a Mosque in New Hampshire.
