Malmö mosque
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The Malmö Mosque is one of Sweden
's main mosque
s located on the outskirts of Malmö
in southern Sweden. It was inaugurated in 1984 as the first mosque in Scandinavia
. Adjacent to the mosque is the Islamic center which contains an Islamic school and library. It serves as a place of worship
for some 55,000 Muslims living in the area.
There have been three arson
attacks on the mosque. On September 18, 2005 and on October 21, 2005 the fires were put out quickly and only minor damage was done, but on April 28, 2003 attack the mosque was more severely damaged and other buildings at the Islamic center were totally destroyed.
Malmö is one of the main centers for Swedish Muslims
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's main mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
s located on the outskirts of Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
in southern Sweden. It was inaugurated in 1984 as the first mosque in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
. Adjacent to the mosque is the Islamic center which contains an Islamic school and library. It serves as a place of worship
Worship
Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity. The word is derived from the Old English worthscipe, meaning worthiness or worth-ship — to give, at its simplest, worth to something, for example, Christian worship.Evelyn Underhill defines worship thus: "The absolute...
for some 55,000 Muslims living in the area.
There have been three arson
Arson
Arson is the crime of intentionally or maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and natural wildfires...
attacks on the mosque. On September 18, 2005 and on October 21, 2005 the fires were put out quickly and only minor damage was done, but on April 28, 2003 attack the mosque was more severely damaged and other buildings at the Islamic center were totally destroyed.
Malmö is one of the main centers for Swedish Muslims
Islam in Sweden
Islam in Sweden is the religion of around 450,000 to 500,000 citizens and residents, as of 2009, around 5% of the total population.-History:Islam begins to have a noticeable presence in Sweden with immigration from the Middle East beginning in the 1970s....
.