کد خبر: ۱۲۷۹۴۳۸

تاریخ: ۰۶ شهريور ۱۳۹۲ - ۱۰:۵۷

Denmark Muslims to Have A Mosque

A mosque is set to be built in the Danish capital city of Copenhagen in the near future.

The city’s municipal council approved a request by Muslims for constructing a mosque after 20 years, jeuneafrique website reported.

The mosque, to be built in the northwestern part of the capital city, will have a minaret 22 meters tall.

Some 20 million Euros will be spent to complete the construction of Denmark’s first mosque.

Former head of Copenhagen municipal council has supported the building of the Islamic place of worship, saying the mosque will symbolize recognition of the country’s Muslims.

A number of political figures and parties, however, have opposed the plan for building a mosque in Denmark.

They include a representative of the far-right party who has described Islam as a “religion that is against democracy and tramples on women’s rights in society”.

Once the construction of the planned mosque is over, Muslims’ 20-year-long wait will end and they can say their prayers in a mosque for the first time.

According to official statistics, the number of Muslims living in Denmark has doubled in the past 20 years, a fact that has worried Danish Islamophobes about the spread of Islamic culture.

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