Mayor John Marchione and other dignitaries were on hand last week to dedicate the opening of the new Muslim Community Center and mosque in Redmond called "MAPS" for "Muslim Association of Puget Sound" (MAPS).
Hyder Ali, the president of MAPS and manager in the communications department at Microsoft (in this video) calls the mosque a hub or community asset "not only for Muslims but for the communities they live in." The mosque is located in a 35,000+ square foot commercial neighborhood building at 17550 NE 67th Court, Redmond, WA, due east of the Marymoor Park Velodrome (see map ).
The MAPS Center places much emphasis on welcoming and enriching their youth. Women membership is addressed in the By-Laws. One lady in the video said she "appreciates the relatively progressive approach to women." One man in the video described the Center as a mosque for prayer and center for social activities.
It's a "hub" where, on your way to work, you stop at the Center, pray, exercise, go to work, come back and pray with family and socialize.The Center hosts two lounges with computers and Internet, a library and education center. The 3,000 square foot prayer area is expandable to 11,000 square feet. Two gyms for exercise, one for each sex; and two daycare rooms (age 1-4 and 4-7) are available.
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Reported by Yoder
Video and Source: MAPS website: http://www.mapsredmond.org/
Just wanted to tag onto this great article about MAPS. Plans for the space were drawn by local firm Magellan Architects.
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