TULSA, Okla. — Construction has begun on a mosque that is believed to be the first free-standing Muslim prayer space on a college campus in the United States, the University of Tulsa announced Sept. 25.
The 3,990-square-foot mosque will hold 100 men in a first-floor men’s prayer hall and 50 women in a second-floor balcony. Muslim men and women do not worship together in mosques.
The building will be constructed in an area of campus that is home to other faith traditions, including Roman Catholics and United Methodists, each of which has its own building. This diversity comes on a campus that is part of an official “covenant relationship” with the Presbyterian Church (USA).
University officials say the mosque is the result of three years of fund raising and conversation with the university community and other Muslim student communities nationwide.
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