CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Islam is a major world religion, Pew Research estimates Muslims make up a quarter of the world’s population. After more than a thousand years, American Muslims wouldn’t have a purpose-built house of worship until 1936.
The Mother Mosque is the first purpose-built mosque in the United States. Other Muslim communities held prayer services in retrofitted buildings — the Mother Mosque was built throughout the Great Depression.
Imam Taha Tawil holds tours of the building, which features a display of the community’s history…