Fuengirola Mosque Explained

Fuengirola Mosque
Native Name:Mezquita de Fuengirola
Native Name Lang:es
Map Type:Spain Andalusia
Map Size:225px
Map Relief:yes
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Location:Fuengirola, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
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Organizational Status:-->
Architecture Type:mosque
Funded By:Saudi Arabia
Groundbreaking:1983
Year Completed:1994
Date Destroyed:-->
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Fuengirola Mosque (Spanish; Castilian: Mezquita de Fuengirola) is an Islamic place of worship in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. It is also known as the Suhail Islamic Cultural Centre.

Background

The construction of the mosque started in 1983 and finished in 1994. It was funded by Saudi Arabia.[1]

The mosque's leader, Mohamed Kamal Mostafa, served a jail term of a year and three months for inciting violence towards women.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Francisco Javier Moreno Fernández, Mezquitas contemporáneas en la Costa del Sol, Dialnet.unirioja.es, 2001
  2. El abogado del imán Fuengirola presenta un recurso para suspender su ingreso en prisión, www.elpais.com, 26 November 2004