presidency of Religious Affairs (DİB or Diyanet) opened its office first Mosque in Houston, the eldest city in Texas, United States. The opening ceremony was attended by Turkish officials on Thursday.
The mosque, built on A two-acre land donated by a Turkish citizen, transferred from A house Owned by the same donor with Aid collected from Turkey community in The city. Vice President of DİB, Assistant professor Selim Argun, Consul of Turkey in Houston general Sarhad Farley, religious at the Consulate affairs accessory assistant professor The ceremony was attended by Bilal Bash and other guests.
Bash said at the party that he was first Opening a mosque with The support of deep in Southern States of United State. “That’s humble, small but teacher step,” He said.
leaders of Turkish community and other Muslim societies in Houston attended the opening that started with recitation of The Qur’an and group prayer.
In 2016, Turkey opened first big mosque project in The United States, where a great Muslim population spirits. Dant Center of America is a Turkish-funded complex containing culture centers and one of The largest mosques in This country was installed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Maryland. Built with money from the presidency of Religious Affairs, as well as Turkish-American non-profit organizations, the complex – with Conference halls, basketball courts, a restaurant, and a Turkish and cultural bath research Center – as a social The religious complex or külliye, as religious/educational complexes were called in Ottoman times.
