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EDITS ON "ISLAM IN HOUSTON"

Among the estimated 15 million Ismailis in the world, approximately 40,000 are located in Houston.

In February of 2019, Ismaili Muslims of the Aga Khan Development Network hired architect Farshid Moussaka to construct the first U.S. cultural center for the city of Houston adjacent to Buffalo Bayou Park to bring “Houston’s diverse communities together in a unique space for cultural, educational and social activities.” Like most other Ismaili centers in Texas, the cultural center will incorporate space for courtyards and greenery. While the project is expected to take years, the new center will include a Jamatkhana for spiritual and religious services as well as an ambassadorial mandate to put forth public programs and missions.

The Aga Khan Foundation Walk occurs annually as method of creating awareness and funding programs for developing nations around the world, especially in Asia and Africa. With more than a million raised at the Sam Houston Park in the 2017 walk, the foundation has helped raise more than $98 million since 1995.

In June of 2019, the Baitus Samee Mosque Northiside received a threat made by a 24-year-old male on an online forum, 4chan. While the threat was never acted on, the Houston Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relationships took the act on account seeing as it was the second online threat made to the mosque.

In August of 2019, the 56th Islamic Society of North America (Isna) convention held one of the largest events held by a Muslim advocacy group. While several Democratic presidential candidates were invited to the event, Bernie Sanders and Julian Castro turned out to share their political campaigns for the 2020 United States presidential election.