Islam in the United States, American Mosques, Photos

American Mosques: A Photo Essay

These photographs are provided courtesy of Dr. Omar Khalidi, Agha Khan Foundation Program for Islamic Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Khalidi's essay, Mosque, from Contemporary American Religion, explores the history of Mosques in the United States. In Innovations Through the Ages, which appeared in the March 7, 1999 issue of Dawn magazine Lubna Agha reviews an exhibition of photographs by Dr. Khalidi.
[Enlarged 30K] Islamic Cultural Center, 1984 Tempe, Arizona	[Enlarged 24K] Islamic Center of Long Island, 1989-93 Westbury, New York
[Enlarged 31K] Islamic Cultural Center of New York, 1986-91 New York, New York	[Enlarged 31K] Inside the Islamic Cultural Center of New York, 1986-91 New York, New York
[Enlarged 49K] Islamic Center Society of Greater Houston South West Zone Mosque, 1991-92 Houston, Texas	[Enlarged 52K] The Islamic Center of Detroit Detroit, Michigan
[Enlarged 66K] Al-Fajir Mosque, 1990-92 Indianapolis, Indiana	[Enlarged 52K] The Islamic Center, 1950-57 Washington, D.C.
[Enlarged 58K] Colorado Muslim Society Islamic Center 1990-93 Denver, Colorado	[Enlarged 62K] Masjid Fresno, 1984-88 Fresno, California
[Enlarged 68K] Masijid Umar iban al-Khattab Los Angeles, California

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