Meeting of the ‘European Muslim Forum’ in Barcelona

Muslim leaders from Europe and Asia have laid the foundations for a new office that will study the creation of a large mosque in the city of Barcelona.

The meeting was convened by the European Muslim Forum, a platform that aims to be an interlocutor that represents the various sensitivities that exist in Islam to promote activities and projects such as the construction of mosques and that will soon open other offices in Europe and Asia.

As part of a meeting between spiritual leaders from different countries held this Monday in Barcelona, the religious leaders of the area of Europe and Asia have decided to study the convenience of building a large mosque in Barcelona. The president of the forum, Malik Abderrahman Ruiz, regretted that Barcelona, despite being “the city with the largest Muslim community in Spain”, does not have a co-instructed mosque, and that is why it is necessary to “carry out a large-scale project”.

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The meeting, convened by the “European Muslim Forum”, also had voices in favour of promoting the Muslim presence in culture, economy, politics and institutions. Barcelona will be the headquarters of this office because it has been considered an “ideal” place.

This office will also be dedicated to promoting cultural activities, relations with institutions and social action, especially in favor of immigrants. At the head of the meeting held at the Barceló Raval hotel was Abdul Vakhed Niyazov, president of the public wing of the Council of Mufti of Russia.

Niyazov explained that “Barcelona is a large city, with a large Muslim population” and that, unlike the mosques that are now in the city, they are working to make the building of the new mosque “emblematic and beautiful”.