The Islamic Religious and Cultural Center ( Sloven . Islamski versko-kulturni center ), known as the Ljubljana Mosque (Džamija V Ljubljani) or the Ljubljana Mosque (Ljubljanska džamija) - Sunni mosque and cultural center, which is planned to be built in the area in ( Slovenia). The complex will include a mosque, a library, a fountain, etc.
Mosque | |
Islamic religious and cultural center of Ljubljana | |
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sloven. Islamski versko-kulturni center | |
A country | Slovenia |
City | Ljubljana |
Address | Bezigrad district |
Coordinates | |
Current school | Sunni, Hanafi |
Owner | Muslim community of Ljubljana |
Mosque type | Juma Mosque |
Architectural style | Islamic architecture |
Construction initiator | Muslim community of Ljubljana |
Philanthropist | Muslim community of Ljubljana |
condition | acting |
In the 1960s and 70s, a large number of Muslim migrants from neighboring Yugoslav republics moved to Slovenia. In 1969, they first asked for permission to build a mosque, but their request was not granted. In the 1990s, they again tried unsuccessfully to achieve the construction of a mosque. According to the 2002 census, 2.4% of the population of Slovenia (about 47,000 people) are Muslim (See Islam in Slovenia ) [1] . Together with Athens , Ljubljana was one of the few European capitals in which there was no mosque.
In December 2003, the Municipality of Ljubljana issued the official right to build a mosque, but radical opponents of Muslims, having collected 12,000 signatures to the call to prohibit the construction of the building, still deferred construction [2] . In July 2004, the Constitutional Court quashed the referendum as “encroaching on the rights of religious minorities guaranteed by the Constitution” [3] [4] .
At the second referendum, held in December 2008, the signatories demanded not to allow the construction of the 40-meter minaret of the mosque [5] . On December 25, 2008, after long discussions, the design of the cultural center was approved.
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Links
- Slovenian Muslims seek permission to build a mosque . islam.com.ua (May 6, 2004). The appeal date is August 14, 2013.
- In Ljubljana, the first mosque will be built . srpska.ru (December 28, 2008). The appeal date is August 14, 2013.