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Is this worth getting upset over?

adamg — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:29:45 -0400

So the Roxbury Crossing T stop now has a stylized mural-like thing of the nearby mosque and some people are upset:

As the photographer points out, the Boston public transportation system does not sport crosses, stars of David, or other religious insignia. How did this exception come about? One hopes that Bostonians are not so beat down by ISB litigiousness that they have lost all curiosity about that institution's activities.

Looks like Boston's not an Irish town anymore. This reminds of gang colors and insignia posted all over American buildings, roadways, etc., used as "turf markers."

Oy. I have no love for the the Jew-hating First Amendment deniers at the Islamic Society of Boston, but really, turf marking? Should criminals get outraged that Forest Hills station has a stylized iconish sign pointing to the nearby West Roxbury District Court?

Did the Islamic Society of Boston win the media war even as it lost the legal battle?

adamg — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:31:06 -0400

Adam Reilly finds it curious how little critical coverage the society has gotten since it dropped its mosque-related lawsuits - even with it putting a Jew-hating trustee back on its board.

Jew-hating trustee back at Islamic Society of Boston

adamg — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:23:33 -0400

Martin Solomon has the details on the return of Walid Fitahi. Fitahi had resigned when his comments about Jews being "scourged" for killing and raping Moslems proved a bit inconvenient for the society during its now failed lawsuits against people and groups who had raised questions about its deal with the city to build a mosque in Roxbury.

Miss Kelly has a Fitahi timeline.

On being sued by the Islamic Society of Boston

adamg — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:41:49 -0400

BC political-science professor Dennis Hale discusses lessons from being sued by the society over the construction of its Roxbury mosque here and here.

Via Miss Kelly.

First prayers at new Roxbury mosque

adamg — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:46:47 -0400

The Islamic Society of Boston capped the minaret at its mosque in Roxbury yesterday. It'll be several months before people can worship inside - workers are still finishing the interior.

The mosque story

adamg — Wed, 16 May 2007 11:46:08 -0400

Martin Solomon details all the twists in the never-ending saga of the mosque, the lawsuits and the city's involvement.

Suit against sale of city land for a mosque dismissed

adamg — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:20:22 -0500

Solomonia has the details and the decision involving the sale of city land for a controversial mosque in Roxbury.

Running chronology of the Roxbury mosque saga

adamg — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:22:41 -0400

Daniel Pipes has been chronicling the Roxbury Mosque controversy for three years.

The Roxbury mosque saga

adamg — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:32:03 -0500

Dean surveys the controversy and lawsuits surrounding the Islamic Society of Boston's new mosque in Roxbury - on land transferred to the society at below-market rates by the Boston Redevelopment Authority.