Islam in Houston
That year, Kate Shellnut of the Houston Chronicle wrote that "Some estimate that Muslims make up 1.2 percent of the city's population.
Public fundraising dinners and anonymous donations provided the funds for the construction of the permanent Al-Noor mosque.
[10] By 2000 some Muslim Iranians who were opposed to fundamentalism in the mosques began attending Zoroastrian events.
[1] On Friday February 13, 2015, a fire occurred at the Quba Islamic Institute,[12] located in southeast Houston.
[13] As of 2016[update], the growth of Islam in the area culminated with a predominantly ethnic background of South Asians, Middle Easterners, Africans, Turks, and Indonesians.
[6] As of 1990, the Iranian Shia in Houston primarily used the ISGH mosques for occasional needs including marriages and funerals.
[14] In 2000 Badr wrote that Muslims "remain fragmented along ethnic lines" and this is mainly due to increased immigration.
[18] The center, built for $10 million and designed by Indian architect Ramesh Khosla, opened in 2002.
[18] In 2006, the Aga Khan Foundation purchased an 11-acre (4.5 ha) plot, including the Robinson Warehouse on Allen Parkway, in order to build an Ismaili Centre.
The Ismailis annually run the Houston Partnership Walk in order to raise funds for antipoverty initiatives.
[22] The Aga Khan Foundation Walk occurs annually as method of creating awareness and funding programs for developing nations around the world, especially in Asia and Africa.
Karimjee also stated that "The entire Bohri community in Houston stuck together like glue" since the sect members she was acquainted with "all lived in the same neighborhoods, were concentrated in the same few public schools, and often interacted solely with other Bohris.
"[24] The Houston Bohri community increased in size during the post-September 11 attacks era.
[28] In regards to the death threats, Jill Carroll of the Houston Chronicle wrote "Can we just resolve that we will resist death threats to people we don't like, or to people of whom we don't approve, especially in religious matters?
Richard Vara of the Houston Chronicle stated that the building's eight columns are "reminiscent of ancient Greek colonnaded architecture.
The treasurer of the facility, Hasan Tulbah, stated that the building initially needed major restoration.
Operated by the Muslim American Society (MAS), it occupies an 11-acre (4.5 ha) tract with a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) mosque building that is two stories tall.
One man threatened to hold pig races, involving animals considered to be forbidden in Islam.
It has been found by the federal government to serve as an illegal funding machine for the Iran regime.
The Houston mosque, decorated in a manner similar to that of the Mezquita de Córdoba,[40] is operated by the organization IslamInSpanish.
[44] Houston has some restaurants which, during Ramadan, serve iftar meals to families who are too busy to cook.
[46] In 2021 Pakistani American Yasar Bashir became the first Muslim assistant chief of the Houston Police Department.
