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The Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center ((アラビア語:مركز دار الهجرة الاسلامي), (英語:Land of Migration)) is an open mosque in Northern Virginia. It is located in the Seven Corners area of unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.〔"(Census Block Map Seven Corners CDP )." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 16, 2012.〕〔"(Contact Us )." Dar Al-Hijrah. Retrieved on January 16, 2010.〕〔Woodward, Tracy A. "(Bid to close mosque viewed as bigotry )." ''The Washington Times''. April 1, 1993. Retrieved on January 19, 2010. "Photo, The Dar Al-Hijrah mosque in Seven Corners might be closed down by Fairfax County because of zoning violations."〕 ==Background== Founded in 1982 by a group of mostly Arab university students,〔(Stewart, Nikita, "Muslims Find Room to Grow in D.C.'s Outer Suburbs," ''The Washington Post'', August 1, 2005, accessed November 12, 2009 )〕〔 it is one of the first masjids to be established in Northern Virginia, near Washington, D.C..〔(The Congregation: About Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center (pbs.org) )〕 It is also one of the area's largest and most influential mosques.〔 The Saudi-backed North American Islamic Trust (NAIT) purchased the mosque's grounds on June 19, 1983.〔(''Infiltration: how Muslim spies and subversives have penetrated Washington'', p. 338, Paul E. Sperry, Thomas Nelson Inc, 2005, ISBN 978-1-59555-003-3, accessed December 12, 2009 )〕 The mosque was first established in a house that is still on the Center's campus, and now serves as a food bank. The current building, on a 3.4 acre plot, was finished for $5 million in 1991 ($ today) with financial help from the Saudi Embassy's Islamic Affairs Department.〔 In 1993 some area residents attempted to force closure of the mosque, saying it violated Fairfax County zoning ordinances.〔 Worshipers reacted negatively, and believed the attempt was fueled by anti-Islamic bigotry.〔 The mosque sits at the corner of Virginia State Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) and Row Street, near a number of apartment units and single-family homes in which many Muslim families live. Numerous halal restaurants, grocery stores, and other Muslim businesses are also located nearby. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dar Al-Hijrah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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