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Downtown imam asks Evansville council to pursue ordinance directing employers to allow Friday prayer time
5894905 · March 10, 2025
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Summary
A local imam asked the council to pass an ordinance instructing employers to accommodate Muslim employees who wish to attend Friday congregational prayers, citing a federal religious-accommodation statute.
Faraji Omar Garth, imam of Masjid Asuna, used the public-comment period at the Evansville Common Council meeting on March 10 to request that the council pass an ordinance directing corporate employers and others in Evansville to allow Muslim employees time to attend Friday congregational prayers.
Garth told the council Masjid Asuna, located at 728 Court Street, opened…
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