The Islamic catacombs of Andalusia

    The Muslim community of Spain and Andalusia is in halfway of a paradox. The so called garage Mosques portrait an image of clandestinely but at the same time every time that a temple construction project is submitted immediately the neighbours start to protest and the political forces erected obstacles.. However every Friday the 250.000 Muslims…

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      In Berlin, the contruction of the first mosque in eastern Germany sparks a movement

      The construction of a mosque in easter Berlin, the first to be built in eastern Germany, has sparked a movement within the population. The laying of the first stone took place in relative calm on January 2, in the presence of some 90 police officers. The neonazis, who were involved in protests against the project…

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      Switzerland: A Quoi Sert Un Minaret? Le Débat Sémantique Vire À La Polémique

      By Catherine Cossy SUISSE. Confin_es dans des halles industrielles, deux communaut_s musulmanes, _ Wangen et _ Langenthal, souhaitent plus de visibilit_ pour leur lieu de culte. Mais les oppositions se multiplier. La premi_re mosqu_e de Suisse a _t_ inaugur_e en 1963 sur les hauts de la ville de Zurich, en pr_sence du maire de l’_poque….

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        Islam In Provence’s Landscape

        MARSEILLE – Following years of governmental delays, hesitation, and division within the Muslim community, the building project for the Grand Mosque of Marseille was given the go-ahead on 17 July. It is perhaps the most symbolic among a number of current construction projects in the region, which will provide the resident Muslim community with new…

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          Protests Against Berlin Mosque Continue

          BERLIN – About 500 people marched in protest against the planned construction of a mosque in Berlin-Pankow for the Ahmadiyya Muslims. The far-right NPD party took part in the organisation of the march, which was closely monitored by the police and passed without reported incident.

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