Cultural divide: Mosque doesn't agree with restaurant's plan to serve alcohol

by Jessie Pounds
Knoxville News Sentinel
April 5, 2009

http://www.islamist-watch.org/1568/cultural-divide-mosque-doesnt-agree-with

Excerpt:

It's a Fort Sanders clash of cultures and good intentions.

On one side of the disagreement is a Muslim mosque, and some of its worshippers are unhappy about plans for a new restaurant that will serve alcohol.

On the opposing end of the clash is a business owner who says he's invested $1 million to upgrade a blighted building and has tried to accommodate Muslim worshippers during spiritual holidays.

The two entities - The Hill restaurant and the Anoor mosque - are a mere 191 feet apart.

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