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Michigan towns use 1920s zoning to block mosques

Recent permit denials in suburban Michigan rely on aging parking and 'neighborhood character' ordinances originally designed to exclude Catholic and Jewish immigrants a century ago. It explores how urban planning has become the most effective tool for religious regulation.

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