Imam Mahdi Islamic Education Center of Baltimore

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Imam Mahdi Islamic Education Center of Baltimore
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www.imiec.org

The Imam Mahdi Islamic Education Center (IMIEC) of Baltimore is a mosque and Islamic education center in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. [1] It is located on 2406 Putty Hill Ave, Parkville, Maryland, 21234; the site was purchased in 2003 by donation of a local Muslim. As with many American mosques, there is not a permanent sheikh only serving IMIEC.[ citation needed ]

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IMIEC began giving lectures in English as the community grew. Men and women sit in the same room for prayer and khutbah, separated by a curtain.[ citation needed ]

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  1. HalalTrip. "The Imam Mahdi Islamic Education Center Of Baltimore - Masjid (Mosque) | Halal Trip". HalalTrip. Retrieved 2022-07-18.

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