During Ramadan, Utah’s Shiite Muslims look to outside help to save their LDS hall-turned-mosque
The Alrasool Islamic Center, a second home for the Salt Lake Valley’s Shiite population, hosted a group of preservationists and public officials as it tries to raise money to repair its 1894 building.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mulana Ali Reza leads Muslim worshippers during Ramadan in prayer services at the Alrasool Islamic Center in Taylorsville, on Friday, March 22, 2024. The former Latter-day Saint meeting hall, built in 1894, has been a mosque since 2008 and the community is looking for help in preserving the building.