Crossing the Lines: Highland Park was once home to diverse Muslim communities - WDET 101.9 FM

Crossing the Lines: Highland Park was once home to diverse Muslim communities - WDET 101.9 FM

While the city of Highland Park may be known as the birthplace of the automotive assembly line, it’s also home to one of the first mosques built from the ground up in the U.S.Imams Hussein Karoub and Khalil Bazzi led the construction of Highland Park’s Moslem Mosque. They selected a location near the Ford assembly line plant in Highland Park and opened the mosque in 1921.The mechanical contractor John E Green Company now owns the building.Sally …