Minister Sues To Prevent Mosque Construction: Claims National Security

Black American Web yesterday reported on a lawsuit filed in Florida by Rev. O'Neal Dozier, pastor of the World Wide Christian Center, who is trying to prevent the construction of a mosque in a black neighborhood in Pompano Beach. The city last year approved a zoning change to allow the new building for the growing Muslim congregation to be built near two black Christian churches. However, Dozier claims that the new mosque would pose a homeland security issue. The lawsuit alleges loose connections between the mosque's imam, Hassan Sabri, and various terrorist groups. Dozier objects to moving the mosque from its current location in a "white" beach community to a black community near one of the largest prisons in Broward County. He says this increases the risk that radicals will find new recruits to indoctrinate.