American Moslem Society, Dearborn, Michigan
The American Moslem Society took root in a Dearborn house in 1938 amongst a group of mostly Lebanese immigrants who had moved to the area following the opening of the local Ford Motor Company.
In the 1980s, the mosque made headlines for becoming the first in America to be given permission to publicly broadcast the adhan (call to prayer) using speakers. Today, the mosque sits in a huge purpose-built building that covers an area of approximately 48,000 square feet and integrates a madrasah (Islamic school) and medical center.