Peter e-mails to clear up some potential confusion with terminology:
I noticed that Muslims in the USA are switching from using the English word mosque to the English word masjid as the name of the Muslim place of worship.
In India Masjid is the word used for what we call mosque. I lived in India for two years and there are 150+ million Muslims in India.
I suspect that Muslims in the USA are switching from mosque to masjid to be less noticed, such as the Power Line story about the university provided religious rooms with the label masjid.
The use of the word masjid is likely to provide little or no reaction from non-Muslims, where the word mosque for the would such as with the university or airport provided room.
For a few years this will fool non-Muslims.
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