Guest guest Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 well..it is in tejas .......... Houston suburb opposes plans for mosque; neighbour threatens to hold pig races Published: Thursday, December 7, 2006 | 2:42 PM ET Canadian Press: RASHA MADKOUR KATY, Texas (AP) - A plan to build a mosque in this Houston suburb has triggered a neighbourhood dispute, with community members warning the place will become a terrorist hotbed and one man threatening to hold pig races on Fridays just to offend the Muslims. Many neighbourhood residents claim they have nothing against Muslims and are more concerned about property values, drainage and traffic. But one resident has set up an anti-Islamic website with an odometer-like counter that keeps track of terrorist attacks since Sept. 11. A committee has formed to buy another property and offer to trade it for the Muslims' land. And next-door neighbour Craig Baker has threatened to race pigs on the edge of the property on the Muslim holy day. Muslims consider pigs unclean and do not eat pork. " The neighbours have created havoc for us and we didn't expect that, " said engineer Kamel Fotouh, president of the 500-member Katy Islamic Association. Fotouh vowed to press ahead with plans for a mosque on the four-hectare site, as well as a community centre that would offer after-school activities, housing for senior citizens, a fitness centre and an Islamic school. " We just bought it, " Fotouh said. " And we are going to use it. We have the right like any one of them. " History repeats itself and each time the price gets higher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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