Stockholm Mosque
Stockholm Mosque | |
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Islamic Association of Sweden | |
Location | |
Location | Kapellgränd 10, Stockholm, Sweden |
Geographic coordinates | 59°18′57.13″N 18°4′28.48″E / 59.3158694°N 18.0745778°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Ferdinand Boberg |
Type | mosque |
Style | Art Nouveau, influenced by Islamic architecture |
Completed | 1903 (original building) 2000 (mosque) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 2,000 worshipers |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Website | |
www.ifstockholm.se |
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Mosque (
History
Discussions for a new mosque in the Stockholm area had been going on for over twenty years before the plans were realized in 2000.[1] The first proposal was to use the building Borgerskapets änkhus at Norrtull.[1] Other places that were discussed were Observatorielunden, Kristineberg, Skärholmen, Tensta and Jarlaplan.[1]
In March 1995 the city council in Stockholm decided, after first consulting Muslim leaders, to convert the old
In 1996 the building was sold by the city of Stockholm to the Islamic Association in Stockholm for SEK 8 million.[1] However, the building of the mosque was delayed due to protests and appeals, and construction began first in 1999. On 8 June 2000 the mosque was inaugurated.[1] The mosque was built with financial support from the individual Muslims in Sweden and abroad. One of the largest financiers was Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, principal founder and former head of state of the U.A.E., whom the mosque was named after.
In 2010, according to deputy chairman Abdallah Salah, many are sent to the mosque by the Prison and Probation Service and the Public Employment Service.[2]
In 2013, Femen activists Aliaa Elmahdy and two others staged a protest in the mosque against Sharia law and the oppression of women. They were arrested by police for disturbing public order.[3]
Controversies
In 2016 a frequent visitor to the mosque was arrested by authorities in Lebanon on terrorist charges. He had collected the equivalent of 87000 euro to the salafi jihadist group al-Nusra Front among visitors to the Stockholm mosque.[4]
European Council for Fatwa and Research conference
In July 2003 the
Sermon translations
In May 2004 the journalist
Yassin tapes
In November 2005 Sveriges Radio stated that a bookshop located in the mosque had sold audio tapes with harsh antisemitic content.[8] On one of the tapes, with the assassinated Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin on its cover, Sveriges Radio said that Jews were described as a "disease", the "brothers of apes and pigs" and that the "only solution" to the Jews was Jihad. The radio further stated that there were calls for the extermination of Jews. The mosque spokesperson stated that people volunteering at mosques often sent cassettes to the mosque and that he did not know about the presence of these cassettes .[8]
The Swedish Chancellor of Justice, Göran Lambertz, decided to convey a preliminary investigation regarding hate speech (Swedish: hets mot folkgrupp).[9] During the police raid a number of cassettes, CD-discs and a video tape were confiscated.[9] On 2 January 2006, Chancellor of Justice Lambertz decided to close the investigation. According to Lambertz the statements made on the tapes were, although "highly critical of the Jews", not a violation of Swedish law and because they have to be viewed "in the light of the historical and present conflict in the Middle East."[9] Lambertz' decision was strongly criticised by, among others, the major Jewish associations in Sweden, the Swedish Committee Against Antisemitism and several prominent Swedish journalists and authors.[10][11][12][13] An appeal, to make Lambertz review the decision, was also started and was signed by over 3,000 people.[14] Despite this, Lambertz decided not to review the decision.[14][15][16][17]
Community organisations
The mosque is a member of umbrella organization
Capacity
The mosque can accommodate 2,000 people and the building includes a library, bookshop, gym, offices, lecture halls and a large kitchen.[1] The building also has a café and restaurant.
See also
- Islam in Sweden
- The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, the U.A.E.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Bosnic Musovic, Alisa (2000-06-08). "Omstridd moské invigs i dag" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter.
- ^ "Hon har gjort sig oanträffbar". Archived from the original on 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Femen-ister nakendemonstrerade i Stockholms moské". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ "Svenske biståndsarbetaren åtalas efter att ha samlat in pengar till terrororganisation i Stockholms moské" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ Hammargren, Bitte (2003-07-08). "Fatwor utfärdas i Stockholm" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ a b Malm, Fredrik (2003-08-21). "Massmordspredikan i svensk moské" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 2004-11-04. Retrieved 2006-11-03.
- ^ a b c Karam, Salam (2004-05-23). "Dubbla budskap i moskén" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 2006-11-03.
- ^ a b Chavez Perez, Inti; Boucheloukh, Nedjma (2005-11-27). "Moské säljer judefientligt material" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 2006-03-03. Retrieved 2006-11-03.
- ^ a b c Lambertz, Göran (2006-01-02). "Försäljning av kassetter o.d. med judefientlig propaganda i Stockholms moské. Fråga om hets mot folkgrupp. Även fråga om editionsföreläggande mot Sveriges Radio" (in Swedish). Justitiekanslern. Retrieved 2006-11-03.
- ^ "Lambertz omtolkning ökar hotet mot judar" (in Swedish). Expressen. 2006-03-06. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ Silberstein, Margit (2006-05-09). "JK skiljer inte på "judarna" och israeler" (in Swedish). Journalisten. Archived from the original on 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ Demirbag Sten, Dilsa (2006-06-28). "JK Lambertz borde ha sökt hjälp" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ Ohlsson, Per T. (2007-07-07). "Så synd, Lambertz" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ a b Holmström, Mikael (2006-06-07). "JK vägrar ompröva beslut om ljudband" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ISBN 9781412846608.
- ISBN 9781412809306.
- ISBN 9781412809306.
- ISBN 978-91-7383-810-8. Archived from the original(PDF) on 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Moskéns hyresgäster | Stockholms Moské". www.stockholmsmoske.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-04-18.
External links
- Islamiska förbundet i Stockholm, official website (in Swedish)
- Stockholms moské (in Swedish)
- Some images in the Islam Utbildning website