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Medford's First Mosque Is Now Open
The city welcomed the Islamic Cultural Center at a ribbon cutting ceremony over the weekend.
MEDFORD, MA – The Islamic Cultural Center of Medford opened over the weekend in the former Gaffey Funeral Home space on High Street. The city held a ribbon cutting ceremony Sunday, Jan. 27 to welcome its first mosque.
The center bought the Isaac Hall House, which housed the funeral home for over a century, in November. It will offer civic education workshops for community members, a weekend Islamic school, a day senior program and prayers and spiritual programs, according to a fundraiser for the mosque.
The address for the mosque is 43 High St.
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Top photo courtesy of Mayor Stephanie Muccini Burke's Facebook page
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