This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Mother Mosque of North America History and Cedar Rapids roots
The Mother Mosque in Cedar Rapids at 1335 Ninth St NW grew from a 1920s Muslim community that ran shops and met in homes. Built 1934 as a temple, it later became the Islamic Center in 1972 with abroad funding, and was renamed The Mother Mosque after renovation in 1992, driven by T B Irving.
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Ninth St. NW
North America
Cedar Rapids
Sam Allick
James de Hook
Rossey
Igram
Sheronick
Kallel
Rose of
Fraternity Lodge
Kamil El-Hind
Ing
Yahya William Rossey
Bowling St. SW
Mecca
Cedar
Kuwait
Islamic Council of Iowa
T.B. Irving
The
Islamic Council
Islamic Cultural and Heritage Center of America
Irving
Edu