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Release Number: 04-06-29
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
'MOSQUE OF THE BELIEVERS' OPENS AT CAMP COOKE
CAMP COOKE, TAJI, Iraq - In an effort to enhance the quality of life for Coalition forces, contractors and other Muslims who have access to Camp Cooke, the 4th Brigade Combat Team and 39th BCT, in partnership with local Iraqi citizens, opened the newly renovated 'Masjid Al-Mu'Mineen' or 'Mosque of The Believers' June 17.
"The mosque is the central focus of the Arab community," said Maj. Rashid Muhammad, 4th BCT's brigade chaplain. "It is where Muslims go to socialize, enhance their spiritual growth and education and celebrate Ramadan, among other things."
The first remodeled mosque on a U.S. military forward operating base, the project took three months and cost over $50,000 to complete.
This project is one of many quality of life projects here that shows what the Army gives back to the Iraqi community.
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