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| MI Islamic school settles for $1.7 M in dispute with township |
| 2016-09-30 |
| An Islamic academy in Ann Arbor [MI] has reached a $1.7 million tentative settlement with Pittsfield Township for denying it the right to build a new school on its property, according to the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The Muslim Community Association sued the township in 2012, claiming it violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act when township officials refused to allow the Michigan Islamic Academy to build a new school on vacant township property it owned. The act protects individuals, houses of worship and other religious institutions from discrimination in zoning and landmarking laws. CAIR-MI said the settlement, one of the largest since the act was enacted, grants the academy the right to build a 70,000 square foot Islamic school, a residential development consisting of 22 duplex units and three single-family homes and a park. The settlement still needs court approval. |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #2 Or Jizya. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2016-09-30 10:23 |
| #1 Gotta pay election day protesters somehow. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-09-30 03:56 |