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The battle began to brew on Monday, as Muslim leaders hoping to build a mosque in St. Anthony were told a moratorium had been placed on their plan to convert part of an office building into an Islamic Center. Now, the Council of American Islamic Relations is blaming the delay on fear and discrimination.
No decisions have been made on whether give the green light to the project or shut it down. So far, the City Council has only asked for more time to study the plan because of confusion over zoning ordinances.
"We need to look at it and find out exactly what it is and say, 'How does it fit?'" said Mayor Jerry Faust. "I'm not pre-judging it. I don't think any of us are. We just don't have information. We need to take the time to look at it."