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ISSB on the News
Sarasota Magazine: “We Are Not the Other” - Voices of Muslims in Sarasota by Susan Burns
Islamic Society of Sarasota and Bradenton was on the Sarasota Magazine.
"... Local Muslims raised $2.6 million to build the 11,350-square-foot mosque in place of the home where they used to gather and finished construction in 2012. The building is impressive, with a huge courtyard, men and women’s prayer places, a big kitchen and small rooms for meetings and education. “The mosque is the center for everything,” says Hassan..."
Best of Sarasota: 2017 NonProfit Unity Award Winner
We're so proud to announce to be named 2017 Non-Profit Unity Award Winner. We appreciate all our caring community members and partners for their continued support.
"FOUNDED IN 1993, THE NONPROFIT ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF SARASOTA BRADENTON (ISSB), with its impressive mosque on Lockwood Ridge Road, is the center of life for many Muslims in our region, and the only mosque within a 50-mile radius. With 200 families as members (and hundreds more who attend during holidays), it is a diverse community of Arab and non-Arab, many nationalities, and American converts of all professions...
"ISSB Chair, Shiraz Hassan says 'Muslims are not the ‘other, we want to build bridges.' "
Photo credit: Sarasota Magazine