Muslim Group Claims Zoning Discrimination

In Wayne, New Jersey, according to today's Star-Ledger the Albanian Associated Fund, a Muslim organization, has sued the township claiming it has been discriminated against in its application to build a mosque on an 11-acre site it owns. The federal court suit filed yesterday attempts to stop the township from condemning the land for open space use, claiming violations of constitutional rights and of RLUIPA. The suit claims that Wayne's planning board has given in to anti-Muslim sentiment and for 3 1/2 years has forced the group to take application steps not required of others.