New Mosque Inaugurated in French City
The Al-Sunnah Mosque has been inaugurated in the French city of Dunkirk near the border with Belgium.
Construction of the mosque had begun 13 years ago but its completion was delayed due to attempts by anti-Islamic elements, lavoixdunord website reported.
The mosque was opened on Saturday, September 7, in a ceremony attended by the city’s mayor, Muslim citizens and officials from the Moroccan embassy in France.
A representative of the French Muslim Society in a speech said holding prayers in the new mosque would be step to advance peaceful coexistence in the city.
Alal Al-Nukari, member of the board of directors of Al-Sunnah Mosque and Cultural Center also addressed the ceremony, saying that Muslims need more places for worship in France.
Some 1.5 million Euro was spent to build the Al-Sunnah Mosque and Cultural. All the money was donated by the city’s Muslims.
France has the largest Muslim minority in Western Europe. Some 6 million Muslims are estimated to live in the country.
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