Chronology & Status of the project

Below you will find a comprehensive chronological description of the main news and updates in relation to the Project of the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville, from the creation of the entity to the most present day. An attempt has been made to summarise it all, highlighting the most relevant events, without duplicating news and with links to external media when possible.

We hope that this summary will help to portray, in an easy and clear way, the constant work and progress that has been carried out in recent years in relation to the Project of the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville.

This summary is exclusive of everything that concerns or directly affects the project, and does not include the countless activities, events, regular activities, services, etc, carried out by the Seville Mosque Foundation and which you can see through our website and social media.

At the same time, the Seville Mosque Foundation publishes an annual report of all its activities, events, trips, etc., which includes an economic summary. These annual reports, written for donors, governments, and related institutions or individuals that have supported us, support us or want to support us, can be requested through the website in the ‘annual reports’ tab.

Despite the self-imposed policy of total transparency, thanks to which you will be able to know in detail the different activities/projects of the Seville Mosque Foundation, for privacy reasons and required discretion, there are options and ongoing operations that have not yet been materialised, that cannot be publicly displayed until they are definitively finalised.

Through our website and socia media you can expand on the information briefly presented here. If you have any questions or require any additional information please do not hesitate to contact us. We also invite you to read through our FAQ page to resolve the most common questions. Any proposal, suggestion or help is always most welcome.

And of course, if you want to join in and support this project, you can do so through our donation page.

We ask Allah to purify our intention in each of our actions, to give us perseverance and constancy in our work for Him, and to give us an ending that is pleasing to Him in this life and the next. Amin

Islamic Cultural Center of Seville – Current status of the project

01/10/2023

While the activities and services at our current mosque, and those emanating from it, take up the most space in our public sphere, the Seville Mosque Foundation continues to work quietly but unceasingly on the project of the Seville Islamic Cultural Center. Over the past few months, we have encountered new potential partners that have shown great interest and willingness to help with the construction of the project, and we hope that this will yield positive results, Insha Allah. Conscious that acquiring the land will be a benchmark in the development of the project, we have been evaluating other options…

Monthly reports

30/09/2023

The work to establish the Mosque, Islamic Cultural Center and Awqaf of Seville while maintaining our presence and activities in the current center is funded through sponsorship, donations and the local Muslim community. The local community, to the extent of its possibilities, contributes widely with great effort and generosity. The Foundation maintains a transparent and simultaneous management of the administration and correct utilization of funds related to the regular operation of the current center and its activities, the collection and distribution of Zakaat, and the funds destined for the Mosque, the Islamic Cultural Center and Awqaf of Seville. Any contribution…

Ramadan 2023 UAE

25/03/2023

In March 2023, a delegation from the Seville Mosque Foundation visited the United Arab Emirates during the month of Ramadan, where they were received with their well-known hospitality and generosity in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah. On the trip we had the opportunity to sit down and present the project to some of the most influential families in the country, with whom, through the Islamic Community in Spain, we have a historical relationship and which we hope we can continue to strengthen on many fronts. — “The Emir of Sharjah, Shaykh Sultan Al Qasimi, financed through the…

Visit of the Seville Mosque Foundation to Kuwait

06/02/2023

During the first two weeks of February, a delegation from the Seville Mosque Foundation, composed of Ibrahim Hernández and Hafith Bashir Castiñeira, visited Kuwait, where they continued the visit made with Oumar Kanoute in 2019, months before the pandemic. During this trip, Oumar Kanouté, in his efforts to help with the Seville Mosque Foundation’s project to build a mosque and Islamic cultural center, invited us to accompany him on a charity trip to Kuwait. During that trip, several meetings were held with the Ministry of Awqaf in which the project was presented to them, which was welcomed and they prepared…

ICCS Project Update

09/12/2022

The Seville Mosque Foundation continues to work unceasingly on the Seville Islamic Cultural Center project while maintaining and promoting its local activities and services. The last year was marked by the gradual recovery and abandonment of post-pandemic restrictions, and other global conditions that have affected us all in a more or less direct way. There have also been important changes in the PGOU that have affected several of the land proposals that the Foundation has considered. After the effort of the last few years, the added difficulties of the last two years and the current local and global situation, the…

The change of the PGOU is definitively approved in reference to art. 6.6.3

20/10/2022

The Plenary unanimously approves the proposal to eliminate from the PGOU the incentive that since 2006 has allowed greater buildability in some areas of the city to build new private facilities. https://www.sevilla.org/actualidad/noticias/el-pleno-aprueba-por-unanimidad-la-propuesta-de-eliminar-del-pgou-el-incentivo-que-permite-desde-2006-mayor- buildable-in-some-areas-of-the-city-to-build-new-private-equipments — This change in the General Urban Planning Plan has directly affected several of the land options that the Seville Mosque Foundation has considered for the construction of the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville, having to reject several of them. We continue to search and are open to receiving proposals for land and buildings that can be adjusted to the needs of our project. The process began…

United Arab Emirates / Ramadan 2022

05/04/2022

In April 2022, a delegation from the Mosque Foundation visited the United Arab Emirates during the month of Ramadan, where they were received with their well-known hospitality and generosity. On the trip we had the opportunity to sit down and present the project to some of the most influential families in the country, with whom, through the Islamic Community in Spain, we have a historic relationship and which we hope we can continue to strengthen on many fronts. — The Emir of Sharjah, Shaykh Sultan Al Qasimi, financed through the Government of Sharjah the last and largest phase of the…

Initial approval of the Specific Modification 52, art. 6.6.3

17/03/2022

The Hon. Plenary City Council, in a session held on March 17, 2022, initially approved Specific Modification 52 of the Refunded Text of the General Urban Planning Plan, by means of which art. 6.6.3 of its Urban Regulations and a Third Additional Provision is added. https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-B-2022-11376

ICCS Project Update

20/11/2021

The pandemic in which we are still immersed, which began in mid-March 2020, has undoubtedly affected us all, and in particular the plans, actions, trips and receptions regarding the project of the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville, but by no means paralyzed it. Despite the added difficulty of these almost two years, we continue to work constantly for the purchase of the land and construction of the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville, while maintaining the activity, still limited today, in our current center. During this time, a tremendous effort has been made to be able to help those most in…

Proposal for suspension and change of the urban regulation 6.6.3

14/07/2021

The Hon. The Plenary City Council, in a session held on June 17, 2021, approved a proposal from the Deputy Mayor Delegate for Urban Habitat. Culture and Tourism. «The current Consolidated Text of the General Urban Planning Plan establishes specific building conditions for the use of Public Facilities and Services referring to materializable buildability, occupation and separation of boundaries, which are applicable to plots with said urban qualification and to those others which, without having said qualification, can house the use of equipment as it is allowed by the particular conditions of the area, said determination being contained in article…

United Arab Emirates / Ramadan

11/05/2021

In Ramadan 2021, the visit to the United Arab Emirates was resumed in the month of Ramadan, which in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic could be done. The UAE is a country with which, through the Islamic Community in Spain, there is a historical relationship with some of the royal families and other families of great weight that during this month open their houses to visitors during the breaking of the fast with tremendous hospitality and generosity. The Emir of Sharjah, Shaykh Sultan Al Qasimi, financed through the Government of Sharjah the last and largest phase of the Great…

Acquisition of the current Mosque

02/07/2020

In July 2020, the Seville Mosque Foundation bought the premises, the current mosque, where we have been since the beginning of 2000 in the center of Seville. This building was originally purchased by Oumar Kanoute, through his foundation, in 2007, when we were tenants and were going to be forcibly evicted. The board of trustees of the Seville Mosque Foundation decided to make this purchase after much consideration and advice, for various reasons. One, the annual savings for the Foundation for the contributions made to the Kanoute Foundation; that it will benefit all those who have already contributed to the…

Campaign Closure # Kanoute4SevilleMosque

04/06/2020

Assalamu ‘Alaikum, As you may already know, in 2007 whilst playing football for Seville FC, Frederic Oumar Kanoute helped secure our current Musallah. Twelve years later, in Ramadan 2019, Oumar Kanoute further pledged to help raise €1m for the first purpose-built Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre in Seville in 700 years. With his support and commitment, the online campaign on LaunchGood reached that milestone in Ramadan 2020 – Alhamdulillah. We would like to take this opportunity to firstly thank Oumar Kanoute for his incredible support, and of course the thousands of you who supported this online campaign, with your generous…

Media impact of the # Kanoute4SevilleMosque campaign / Various media

01/05/2020

Since its inception, the campaign had a worldwide media impact, thus fulfilling one of its purposes, to create awareness and publicize the project, plus fundraising, which in turn exceeded all expectations thanks to the tremendous generosity of 22,262 people from all corners of the world.

Registration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait

11/03/2020

After the visit with Oumar Kanoute to Kuwait in March 2019 and the request by the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry to be registered in order to receive any type of aid, the process to be able to register begun. On March 11, 2020, the Seville Mosque Foundation was registered and accredited in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait, a mandatory requirement to receive funds from the State, organization or any person from Kuwait. The news came two days before the lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic, and after a year of hard work, investment and perseverance to meet all the requirements….

Annual Report, 2018/19

01/07/2019

Assalamu Alaikum, Ye who believe! Seek help through patience and Prayer: verily Allah is with the patient. 2/153 The past year was marked by two great gifts that Allah placed in our path, among many others, that can highlight this year’s work and future expansion. One was the audience with Tun Dr. Mahathir Muhamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia. An audience full of lessons and encouragement. From a man who is 94 years old and still fighting for Allah for what he believes is most righteous. A true lesson and inspiration for us. In his own words; ¨Keep fighting, never give…

Presentation of the # Kanoute4SevilleMosque Campaign

06/05/2019

During the last months, the Seville Mosque Foundation has been working with Frédéric Oumar Kanouté in a crowd funding campaign to support the project to build a mosque and Islamic cultural center in Seville. Today is the launch day of the campaign and it is a great honor and joy for us to have the collaboration of Kanouté and share this campaign with you. The header video is a one minute video for social media, a call to action. In this second video you can find the whole story behind the campaign. The campaign is centered on the LaunchGood platform…

Malaysia & Indonesia – March 2019 / Audience with Prime Minister Tun Mahathir

20/03/2019

On March 20th of 2019, a delegation from Seville Mosque Foundation, made up of Ibrahim Hernández, president, Luqman Nieto, vice president, Muhsin Sierra, director of public relations and Bashir Castiñeira, ambassador of the foundation in Malaysia, had the honor of being received by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir. This is the fifth time a delegation from the Seville Mosque Foundation has been received by Tun Dr. Mahathir, and the first that he does so as Prime Minister. The meeting was in the prime minister’s office. They talked about the Foundation’s project to build a mosque and Islamic…

Kuwait – March 2019 / Visit to the Ministry Awqaf with Kanouté

20/03/2019

Oumar Kanouté, in his efforts to help the Seville Mosque Foundation project to build an Islamic cultural center and mosque, invited the Seville Mosque Foundation to accompany him on a charity trip to Kuwait. During the trip, Kanouté, along with Amin, his representative and Abu Qasim Molinero, secretary of the Seville Mosque Foundation, had a meeting with the Ministry of Awqaf in which the project was presented to them. The Awqaf Ministry has studied the project, which they liked a lot, and they have said that they will study the possible form of help. This meeting is part of a…

Turkey – March 2019 / Oumar Kanouté receives the International Benevolence Award

14/03/2019

On Wednesday, March 13, Oumar Kanouté received in Ankara, Turkey, the International Benevolence Award (İyilik Ödülleri), from the Turkiye Diyanet Foundation. A reward for his life, dedication and ongoing charity to others. The event was attended, invited by Oumar Kanouté and TDV, the president of the Seville Mosque Foundation, Ibrahim Hernandez, who nominated Oumar for this prestigious award at the request of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Turkey, and who accompanied Oumar during this incredible experience together with his agent, Amin A.Rahman. After receiving the award, in a few words where he called us to awareness of the things…

London – September 2018

18/09/2018

In September 2018, Ibrahim Hernández and Luqman Nieto, President and Vice President of the Seville Mosque Foundation met with Oumar Kanoute and Amin A. Rahman, at the headquarters of their foundation in London. It was a real pleasure to meet him again and to see in person the waqf that he has established in London in order to support the ‘City of Light’ in Mali, dedicated to the residence, maintenance and education of orphaned children. At the meeting, they talked about the possibilities of strengthening the relationships of the two entities and began to work on the idea of a…

Morocco – June 2018

27/06/2018

In June 2018, the President of the Seville Mosque Foundation together with its Imam Jatib, Ustaz Abdelgani Melara, were received by Sidi Ahmed Kostas, Director of Islamic Affairs of the Ministry of Awqaf of Morocco, and the director of Koran Publications, in the Royal Palace of Rabat. At the meeting, at the request of the Ministry, the translation of the Noble Quran into Spanish made by Hajj Abdelgani was delivered for a publication of this, which we hope will be published soon, Insha Allah. During the meeting, they were also presented with the project of the Mosque, Islamic Cultural Center…

Presentation of the TV series ´Air Mata di Bumi Matador´

23/05/2018

Yesterday the official presentation of the TV series ´Air Mata di Bumi Matador´ took place at the headquarters of FINAS, the national film institute of Malaysia. The presentation was attended by guests Luqman Nieto and Muhsin Sierra on behalf of the Seville Mosque Foundation. The series has as its narrative thread the trip of a Malaysian girl to Spain after a love tragedy. She in Spain she meets native Muslims who are building a mosque in the city of Seville and decides to help them. Ibrahim Hernández, president of the Seville Mosque Foundation, makes a cameo explaining the project. The…

Letter to Mr. Juan Espadas Cejas, Mayor of Seville

10/04/2018

Att. Mr. Juan Espadas Cejas. His Excellency Mr. Mayor. President of the Hon. Seville City Council. Seville, April 10, 2018 Subject: “Seville Mosque Foundation” Kind regards, First of all, we convey our most sincere greetings to you from the Seville Mosque Foundation and we hope that this letter finds you in the best conditions. The purpose of this letter is to congratulate you on the excellent management you have been doing since you took office and to briefly inform you of our latest activities and the current situation of the Fundación Mezquita de Sevilla. We found the awareness campaign with…

Renewal and changes in the Board of trustees of the Seville Mosque Foundation

05/04/2018

On April 5, 2018, the certification of the agreements contained in the minutes of the extraordinary meeting of the Seville Mosque Foundation, where Ibrahim Hernández, until now vice-president of the Foundation, accepts the position as president, and is agreed by unanimously to be appointed as Managing Director of the same.

Conceptual design proposals for the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville

01/03/2018

Over the years, different conceptual proposals for designs have been received for the project of the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville. These, in no case, have followed the guidelines of the Seville Mosque Foundation, in terms of design, spaces or needs, and are simply conceptual designs according to the ideas and proposals of the different architects. Any design must be associated with a particular land for its configuration and although the land options are various and the proposals are constant, the financing is still insufficient for its purchase, so until there is a purchased land, it will not proceed to…

Malaysia & Indonesia – January 2018 / Photo Gallery

18/01/2018

Taking advantage of the occasion of the gala dinner held in Malaysia in January 2018 and the invitation to give a conference in Indonesia organized by the Indonesian Ministry of Culture, the Seville Mosque Foundation again traveled to Malaysia and Indonesia, where apart from the main events strengthened and expanded relations with both countries.

Gala Dinner in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

14/01/2018

On January 14, a gala dinner was held to raise funds for the Seville Mosque Foundation project to build a mosque and Islamic cultural center in Seville. The dinner was organized by El Faeza Ul-Haqq Productions and Mohammed Siddiq of the Tirmidhi Foundation and took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The dinner began with a recitation of the Koran and featured the performance of artists such as Faizal Tahir and Lah Ahamed, as well as the Andalusian music group Hamid Ajbar Ensamble, who were specially invited for this event. Ustad Zul Rambli and Ibrahim Hernández, vice president of the Seville…

Turkey – December 2017 / Photo Gallery

27/12/2017

In December 2017, the Seville Mosque Foundation traveled to Turkey for the second time where it met with Prof. Selim Argun, Vice President of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Turkey. At the meeting, the delegation had the opportunity to present the Seville Mosque Foundation project to build an Islamic cultural center and mosque in the city of Seville. We are very grateful for the opportunity to meet Prof. Selim Argun, who has extensive experience in integrating Muslim communities in the West and knows his needs first-hand, as he has lived in South Africa and Canada. Prof. Selim Argun has…

Second campaign of #ATileForSeville

14/05/2017

After the success of the first #ATileForSeville campaign, we have made a joint effort with Ukhwah for Ummah (U4U) from Malaysia, Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) from Indonesia and 7 celebrities from Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, to return to the fray with a new international campaign to raise funds for the ´Islamic Cultural Center, Mosque and Awqaf of Seville´. The invited artists with millions of followers behind them and who are so generously giving their image and time to this cause are; Faizal Tahir, Oki Setiana Dewi, Suffian Amrin, Irma Hasmie, Dewi Sandra, Elfaeza Ulhaq, and Farah Ashikin. Through their eyes…

Indonesia & Malaysia – April 2017 / Photo Gallery

01/04/2017

In April 2017, the Seville Mosque Foundation traveled to Indonesia with the Minister-Counselor of the Indonesian Ambassador in Spain with an agenda of meetings and activities in several cities of Indonesia, the main reasons being the presentation of the project of the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville to the president of the Indonesian parliament and chamber, and the presentation of the second #ATileForSeville campaign. At the end of the program in Indonesia, we traveled to Malaysia where the campaign was presented and several meetings were held. The campaign had a huge impact in the national media in both Indonesia and…

Turkey – March 2017 / Photo Gallery

02/03/2017

Last Thursday, March 2, 2017, a delegation from the Seville Mosque Foundation, with the presence and support of the President of the Islamic Community in Spain and the Director of the Great Mosque of Granada, had the honor of meeting with the Diyanet Foundation Vakfi, at its headquarters in Ankara, Turkey. This meeting focused on the presentation of the project of the Islamic Cultural Center, Mosque and Awqaf of Seville. This meeting has been an honor for the Mosque Foundation of Seville and we highlight the warm hospitality with which we have been received. As a result, a work commission…

Letter to Mr. Juan Espadas Cejas, Mayor of Seville

23/02/2017

Atte. Mr. Juan Espadas Cejas His Excellency Mr. Mayor of the Seville City Council Seville, February 23, 2017 Subject: Islamic Cultural Center of Seville On behalf of the Seville Mosque Foundation, I would like to inform you of the positive development and progress of the project of the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville, since the last communication that we sent you last March and that I attach here. During the past year, the Seville Mosque Foundation has carried out intense international diplomatic work, directing our efforts to countries with which we share a vision away from any type of extremism,…

Charity Golf Tournament in Malaysia

20/11/2016

On November 20, 2016, a charity golf tournament was held at Glenmarie Golf & Country Resort, Kuala Lumpur in order to raise funds and support for the project and construction of the Islamic Cultural Center, Mosque and Awqaf of Seville. The event organized by Tabung Pembangunan Masjid Seville and Fundación Mezquita de Sevilla, with the collaboration and support of Nurul Yasin Masjid, Ukhwah for Ummah and Glenmarie Golf & Country Resort. The event was chaired by former Malaysian Vice President Tun Musa Hitam. In the links you can see the details of the event. Masjid Seville Charity Golf Tournament; Note…

Malaysia – November 2016 / Photo Gallery

15/11/2016

In November 2016, a delegation from the Seville Mosque Foundation traveled to Malaysia for the charity golf tournament that was held in Kuala Lumpur. During the trip, relations with this country continued to be strengthened through different ministries, various interventions were made in the local media, and meetings with different organizations and individuals, where work began for the production of the second #ATileForSeville campaign .

Promotional video of the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville

19/06/2016

The promotional video of the project of the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville, is based on the successful precedent set by the Mosque of Granada and its cultural center, endorsed by more than 13 years of experience, as an example of coexistence with the neighborhood and the authorities of the city. With this presentation we want to get closer to the true nature of this project. A project based on service, involvement and social responsibility, and strengthening the ties of all members of Seville society. The Islamic Cultural Center of Seville will undoubtedly open new doors to a space for…

Press statement from the Islamic Community in Spain and the Seville Mosque Foundation

30/05/2016

The Seville Mosque Foundation is aware of the doubts that have been transmitted to us from different embassies and official organizations regarding the possible confusion of our project, the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville, with other initiatives. The Seville Mosque Foundation was established in 2004 and registered in the registry of foundations of the Ministry of Culture with the number 1091 and with CIF G91405522. In 2013, the project to build an Islamic Cultural Center in Seville was resumed in a public and transparent way. The project was presented to the pertinent authorities and all the information regarding the project…

First #ATileForSeville campaign

23/05/2016

Today, May 24th, the #ATileForSeville campaign has officially launched. A campaign designed and produced by Ukhwah for Ummah (ukhwahforummah.org), in collaboration with VisitalAndalus.es. We want to give our sincere thanks especially to Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang, for his assistance and words of support and motivation from him. To everyone at Ukhwah for Ummah for his initiative and great work. Of course to the artists, Farah Fauzana, Fynn Jamal, Diana Amir and Heliza Helmi, for their effort, devotion and inspiration! Equally to their families for their unconditional support. To all the media that have attended the event. To all those…

Indonesia & Malaysia – May 2016 / Photo Gallery

01/05/2016

Organized by the Indonesian Embassy in Spain, the Seville Mosque Foundation was invited to Indonesia where it was received by the country’s vice president, Pak Yusuf Kalla. During the visit, the delegation was received by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Religious Affairs, and Youth and Sports. As usual, a courtesy visit was made to our embassy in the country to inform them of the details and end of the trip. In the subsequent visit to Malaysia, the #ATileForSeville campaign was presented, with the presence of the Speaker of the Malaysian Parliament, Tan Sri Abu Zahar. On the web you can…

Letter to Mr. Juan Espadas Cejas, Mayor of Seville

30/03/2016

Mr. Juan Espadas Cejas. His Excellency Mr. Mayor. President of the Hon. Seville City Council. Seville, March 30, 2016 Subject: “Islamic Cultural Center of Seville” The governing board of the Fundación Mezquita de Sevilla and on its behalf its vice president, Luis Hernández Martínez, wants to inform you as he did with your predecessor, Mr. Ignacio Zoido, that we continue our clear and firm intention to build a Islamic Cultural Center in the city of Seville. It has been two years since the governing board of the Seville Mosque Foundation was renewed, and with it the intention of providing the…

Visit to 18 mosques in Holland

01/03/2016

At the beginning of March 2016, a delegation from the Seville Mosque Foundation and the Granada Mosque Foundation were invited to the Netherlands, by Sidi Mohammed Temsamani, founder of the Assalaam Mosque in Panningen, the Netherlands, who has been personally con-decorated by King William Alexander in this very mosque. During the visit, the projects of the different foundations of Seville and Granada were announced in more than 18 mosques and their respective communities, and relations with different organizations and institutions in this country were strengthened. We want to express our sincere gratitude to Sidi Mohammed Temsamani, his family, the Assalaam…

Malaysia & Indonesia – February 2016 / Photo Gallery

01/02/2016

Third trip of the Seville Mosque Foundation to Malaysia and first trip to Indonesia. Marked by political changes in the country, the Foundation was invited to continue relations with the Government of Malaysia and initiate the opening of relations with the neighboring country, Indonesia. On the web you can find individual posts with details of each of the most relevant meetings of this trip.

Press statement from the Seville Mosque Foundation

12/09/2015

Since the Seville Mosque Foundation project started, we have received numerous expressions of interest from citizens and organizations. In addition to the attention of the press, we have received hundreds of questions and comments from residents of Seville. Through this website and our official Twitter and Facebook accounts we have tried to share information and news in a transparent way. Communication through internet pages and social media has the great advantage of spreading information and putting people in contact with a simplicity unprecedented in history. Of course, it also has some serious drawbacks such as anonymity and misinformation. Unfortunately, this…

Malaysia donates 900,000 euros to build a mosque in Seville / El Mundo

24/07/2015

The Malaysian government has made a donation of one million dollars (909,200 euros at current exchange rates) to the Seville Mosque Foundation for the construction in the city of a large complex that would include, among other social and welfare units, a mosque. The award ceremony for this grant took place earlier this month in Malaysia, and was attended by the country’s vice president, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who presented the check to the foundation’s representatives. On its website, the foundation expresses its “most sincere gratitude” to the Malaysian government, and specifically to its Vice President Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin,…

Malaysia – July 2015 / Photo Gallery

01/07/2015

On this second trip, the Government of Malaysia made a donation of 1 million dollars (861.627.02€ on the 24th august 2015) to the Mosque Foundation of Seville, for the project of the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville, from the vice president of the country, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yasin. During the trip the delegation was also received was Sultan Mizan of Terenganu, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Mahathir, etc. On the web you can find individual posts with details of each of the most relevant meetings of this trip.

Malaysia – February 2015 / Photo Gallery

02/03/2015

In February 2015, the Seville Mosque Foundation made the first official trip to Malaysia for the presentation of the project of the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville. On this first trip, the delegation was received by the Speaker of Parliament, Tan Sri Abu Zahar, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah, the Governor of Sarawak, Tun Pehin Tayib Mahmud, etc. On the website you can find individual posts with details of each of the most relevant meetings.

Letter to Mr. Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez, Mayor of Seville

12/02/2015

Att. Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez. His Excellency Mr. Mayor. President of the Hon. Seville City Council. Seville, February 12, 2015 Subject: “Islamic Cultural Center of Seville” It has been a year since the governing board of the Seville Mosque Foundation was renewed, and with it the intention of providing the city with a space that meets the needs of the Muslim population. We would like to briefly introduce you to the guidelines of the new project we are working on and its fundamentals. In this new moment, the Muslims, residents of Seville, want our city to shine as it has…

The Islamic community reactivates the mosque project / Correo de Andalucía

18/05/2014

On June 9, 2004, the Seville City Council gave the Islamic Community a 6,000 square meter plot of land considered to be of Public and Social Interest in Los Bermejales. Neighborhood opposition, legal impediments and the comings and goings of the local government at the time frustrated the project. That one and that of the Cartuja, San Jerónimo … Now, about ten years after that date, the community reactivates the project and, after an internal renovation in its organization, hopes to generate good news after the summer. For now, they are still looking for their land, now private, to build…

Renewal of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation and reactivation of the project

07/01/2014

The Board of Trustees of the Seville Mosque Foundation is renewed and Ibrahim Hernández is appointed vice-president. The construction project is resumed under three new premises: Building on private land instead of public land and reducing the size of the previous project. Focussing the renewed emphasis of the project on the Islamic Cultural Center, as a place of service and social commitment. Maintaining the balance between the work towards the future project and the activity and social reality of the present. At the same time, an effort is made for transparency through the website and social media, collaboration with institutions,…

The Islamic Community unveils an agreement with the City Council to replace what was spent by the mosque / Correo de Andalucíaz

10/12/2009

The Islamic Community of Spain revealed today the existence of an agreement with the Seville City Council for the replacement of the total amount spent -calculated at about 180,000 euros- for the unborn mosque project in the Los Bermejales neighborhood, a location that was finally dismissed for the sake of a judgment of the Superior Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA). Complete article: https://elcorreoweb.es/historico/la-comunidad-islamica-desvela-un-acuerdo-con-el-ayuntamiento-para-reponer-lo-gastado-por-la-mezquita-HEEC202137

The Islamic Community is now considering buying a site for the mosque / Diario de Sevilla

24/10/2008

The Islamic Community in Spain has opened the option of investing money in the purchase of a private land on which to build the mosque in Seville, although they ask that in this case the City Council act as urban supervisor to guarantee that they will be able to build the temple. He recalled the experience they had in Granada, where it took 25 years to build the mosque, and despite the “tremendous visceral rejection” they suffered, now “it is a model for all of Europe” because it has become “a place of meeting and knowledge “, which has valued…

The City Council now invites the Islamic Community to buy land for its mosque / ABC

20/10/2008

Four years after the Urban Planning Management directly granted the cession of use of a municipal land to the Islamic Community of Spain, the City Council backs down and invites the promoters of the project to buy land or wait for an event to be convened of public tender to access land duly cataloged for this community facility for private use. The Urban Planning Management yesterday made public the report of its legal advice, of slightly less than one page, in which the construction of the mosque on the designated land of the Isla de la Cartuja and in any…

Up to 15,000 meters were granted by direct assignment to other creeds / ABC

19/10/2008

Since 1999, the year of the first government chaired by Sánchez Monteseirín, and until 2007, the Seville City Council has awarded twelve surface rights on municipally owned land classified as of public and social interest for religious entities, of which seven were made by direct award, the model chosen in 2004 to assign the Los Bermejales plot to the Islamic Community of Spain. The direct transfer model followed on seven occasions has benefited different religious confessions, regardless of their representation in Sevillian society. Thus, of the seven lands granted directly to religious entities, only two have Catholic Church entities as…

Urban planning rules out the mosque next to Cartuja 93 due to fear of an appeal / Diario de Sevilla

17/10/2008

The construction of the mosque in Seville suffers a new setback and puts the project at a standstill. The Municipal Delegation of Urban Planning has decided to reverse the location of the temple next to Cartuja 93 due to the risk that the legal foundations on which the Superior Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA) relied to demolish the building in the neighborhood of Los Bermejales, in a sentence handed down last January, serve as the basis for an appeal by possible new victims. The qualification of the land as endowment for public use allows assumptions affected to go to…

Full sentence of the Superior Tribunal of Justice of Andalucia

11/10/2008

The Second Section of the Administrative Litigation Chamber based in Seville of the Superior Court of Justice of Andalusia, made up of the magistrates who express themselves on the sidelines, has seen in the name of the King the appeal roll n ° 404/08 against sentence relapsed in Ordinary Procedure followed in the Contentious-Administrative Court n ° 4 of Seville, promoted by the ASOCIACIÓN DE VECINOS BERMEJALES 2000, represented by Proc. Mr. López de Lemus, acting as appealed parties the SEVILLE CITY COUNCIL, represented by the Mr. Lawyer of his legal services, the MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT OF URBAN PLANNING OF THE…

The TSJA overturns the mosque in Los Bermejales due to “flaws” in the process / Diario de Sevilla

10/10/2008

The action of the City Council of Seville was a “real urban fraud”. This is the main and forceful argument used by the Administrative Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA) to annul the agreement of the governing board of the City Council of Seville which, on March 10, 2005, granted a plot of land free of charge to the Islamic Community of Spain for the construction of a mosque in the neighborhood of Los Bermejales. The decision of the Andalusian High Court overturns the ruling of the 4th Administrative Court of Seville which, at the end…

“The mosque will be built in Cartuja; period, there is nothing more to talk about” / Diario de Sevilla

07/04/2008

The mayor of Seville, Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín, affirmed yesterday that the municipal government is not going to rethink the location of the mosque on Isla de la Cartuja and that in the planned plot “there will be a mosque, period, and there is nothing more to say”, when fulfilling all the requirements that the PGOU demands. In an interview with the Efe agency, Monteseirín defended that the Cartuja 93 technology park, whose businessmen have opposed that location and have asked for its reconsideration, “has its delimitation and the island of La Cartuja, its urban design included in the PGOU” ….

The mosque will be built next to the La Cartuja stadium / 20Minutes

13/03/2008

The Seville mosque will finally be built in La Cartuja, between the Olympic Stadium and the Technology Park, on a 6,000 square meter plot of Avenida Carlos III. This is the decision made by the Islamic Community and that it has just communicated to the City Council. At the meeting they have ensured that the works will begin this year and that it will be ready in 2010. Full article at the link: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/359905/0/mezquita/cartuja/urbanismo/

The mosque will be built in the ´Cartuja´, ´Seville Este´ or ´Pino Montano´ / Diario de Sevilla

27/02/2008

The half dozen locations offered to the Islamic Community of Spain for the construction of the mosque that will replace the one planned in Los Bermejales was yesterday reduced to three. The Urban Planing Councillor, Emilio Carrillo (PSOE), and the first deputy mayor, Antonio Rodrigo Torrijos (IU), transferred the list of lands to the president of the Islamic community, Malik Ruiz, in a meeting held in the City Hall. Finally, it will be the plots located in the north of the Cartuja -behind the Olympic Stadium and bordering the Alamillo Park-, in Santa Bárbara -to the east, past Seville Este-…

The mayor asks urban planning department to find alternative lands for the mosque / ABC

12/12/2007

The mayor of Seville, Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín, has asked Urban Planning Department to look for “possible land alternatives in the city” for the mosque promoted in Los Bermejales, after the appeal to the TSJA (Superior Court of Justice of Andalusia) announced by a neighbourhood group against the court ruling in favor of the City Hall and the Islamic Community. Full article in the link: https://sevilla.abc.es/sevilla/sevi-alcalde-pide-urbanismo-busque-suelos-alternativos-para-mezquita-200712120300-1641473451049_noticia.html

Kanouté prevents the closure of the Ponce de León mosque / Diario de Sevilla

11/12/2007

The mosque in Plaza Ponce de León will not close. After months of uncertainty about its future, the Muslim community who have frequented this temple for six years will not have to find another location. The Sevilla F.C. player Frederic Oumar Kanoute has taken ownership of the propertie and has guaranteed their religious use. The mosque in the Plaza Ponce de León is the temple of reference for Muslims of Spanish, Algerian and Senegalese nationality, in contrast to the Macarena mosque, where the faithful are Moroccan and whose leaders have a close relationship with the consulate in Seville of the…

The justice system supports the construction of the mosque and the neighbors will take the case to the TSJA / Diario de Sevilla

04/12/2007

Justice allows the Islamic Community in Spain to make use of the land ceded by the city council for the construction of the mosque in Los Bermejales. The neighborhood association announces that it will take the case to the TSJA to prevent the project from going ahead. https://www.diariodesevilla.es/sevilla/Justicia-avala-construccion-mezquita-Bermejales_0_101390337.html

The city council paralyzes the project of the mosque of Seville / ABC

23/02/2007

The mayor of Seville, Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín (PSOE), has ordered the Urban Planning Department to file the license for the Los Bermejales mosque, requested by the Islamic Community in Spain, promoter of the project, and paralysed by court order. Read the full article at this link: https://sevilla.abc.es/sevilla/sevi-ayuntamiento-paraliza-licencia-para-mezquita-bermejales-200702230300-1631643474792_noticia.html

Ordered the precautionary suspension of the start of the Bermejales mosque / ABC

08/04/2006

In view of the lawsuit filed by the neighbors of Los Bermejales, the Seville court orders the precautionary suspension of the start of construction of the mosque, since if the lawsuit is successful, the mosque would have to be demolished. An order of the Contentious-Administrative Court number 4 of Seville has ordered the precautionary suspension of the start of construction of the mosque of Los Bermejales until there is no final judgment in the trial following the lawsuit filed by the neighborhood association against the City of Seville and the Urban Planning Management. Read the full article in the link….

Bermejales 2000 will request the nullity of the cession of the site for the mosque / ABC

13/12/2005

The neighborhood association Bermejales 2000 will ask the Seville courts for the total nullity of the agreement by which the Seville City Council gave the Islamic Community of Spain a plot of 6,000 square meters for the construction of an Islamic temple, a measure agreed after analyzing the municipal file on said project. Read more: https://sevilla.abc.es/sevilla/sevi-bermejales-2000-pedira-nulidad-cesion-solar-mezquita-200512130300-1012959174790_noticia.html

Signing of the transfer of the land of Los Bermejales for the Mosque of Seville

09/05/2005

On May 9, 2005, the signing of the assignment of the land for the construction of the Mosque of Seville was formalized by the Deputy Mayor of the Seville City Council, Emilio Carrilo and Malik Ruiz, President of the Islamic Community in Spain.

Step forward to build the mosque reducing its size / El Correo de Andalucía

06/01/2005

The project to build an emblematic mosque in Los Bermejales is not questioned, but the council will ask that its dimensions be reconsidered.

Designs of the preliminary project and model of the Mosque of Seville

02/01/2005

Below is a gallery with images of the plans of the preliminary project, location of the land and a model of the Mosque projected on the Los Bermejales terrain.

The Junta (Gov. of Andalucia) denounces the protests against the Los Bermejales mosque as racist and xenophobic / Various

30/11/2004

The head of the Governance called those who lead the movement against the construction of the headquarters for the Islamic community as ¨xenophobes¨. She remembered that they are the same ones who refused the possible relaxation of gypsies and social housing. El Mundo and El Correo, 11/30/2004. Likewise, the Federation of Neighborhood Associations called the assembly of Los Bermejales “xenophobic and undemocratic”. ABC, 12/01/2004

Neighbors of Los Bermejales reject the mosque / El País

29/11/2004

A third of a thousand residents of the Sevillian neighbourhood of Los Bermejales concentrated yesterday in an assembly to sign against the mosque construction project, reports Efe. The president of the neighborhood association in the area, Concepción Rivas, one of the promoters of the meeting, affirmed that there were no “fissures.” “The message to the City Council and the Board is clear: no to the mosque.” “Here there is no Muslim population that needs the mosque. The health center, the police station or a shopping and leisure center are more priority. We know that a mosque is necessary in Seville…

The main Muslim groups support the mosque in Bermejales / ABC

20/11/2004

The five main Muslim groups in the city have decided to support the project managed by Malik Ruiz, the President of the Islamic Community in Spain and the Granada Mosque Foundation. << The agreement is tacit >> was formalized last weekend, coinciding with the end of the Ramadan festival and with the known rejection of the Bermejales 2000 neighborhood association.

Constitution of the Seville Mosque Foundation

08/09/2004

On September 8, 2004, the Seville Mosque Foundation was established, a private, non-profit cultural foundation with registration number 651CUL and CIF G91405522, with headquarters in Plaza Ponce de León, 9, Seville. Founded by the Islamic Community in Spain, an entity registered with the Ministry of Justice since 1980, with registration number 019861, and a statutory member of the Islamic Commission of Spain. The Foundation is constituted as an entity for the construction and management of the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville, and has among its purposes the promotion and development of all kinds of activities aimed at the dissemination and…

The grounds for the mosque will be free / 20 Minutos

03/09/2004

The City Council and the Islamic community have signed a transfer agreement that does not include any fee. The Islamic Community of Spain will not have to pay any transfer fees for the use of land south of Bermejales to build a mosque in Seville. The delegate of Urbanimo of the municipal corporation, Emilio Carrilo, confirmed it yesterday at 20 Minutes.

Urban planning gives land to build the Mosque of Seville in Los Bermejales / ABC

10/06/2004

The Islamic Community will build on a plot of Los Bermejales at the foot of the Centenary Bridge, the first contemporary mosque in Seville, a work that they intend to be emblematic and as a reference place of worship for Muslims from all over the world, similar to the one recently built in Granada. The agreement of the cession of the lands by means of surface rights was approved yesterday by the Council of the Urban Planning Management and responds to a request made to the City Council by the president of the Islamic Community in Spain, Miguel Ángel Ruiz…

Request for the grant of land to the Seville City Council

17/12/2003

The President of the Islamic Community in Spain, Miguel Ángel Ruiz requested, in December 2003, the grant of land for the construction of a Mosque to the Seville City Council. After the construction of the Granada Mosque in the albayzín neighborhood, inaugurated in July 2003, in front of the Alhambra palace and by virtue of the great success in reception and meeting place of cultures that this project entailed, the steps for the construction of a center with similar characteristics in the Andalusian capital. The means for carrying out the project were at that time the commitment made publicly on…

Chronology & Status of the project

Annual Newsletter Report, 2023

Islamic Cultural Center of Seville – Current status of the project

Monthly reports

Ramadan 2023 UAE

Visit of the Seville Mosque Foundation to Kuwait

Annual Newsletter Report, 2022

ICCS Project Update

The change of the PGOU is definitively approved in reference to art. 6.6.3

United Arab Emirates / Ramadan 2022

Initial approval of the Specific Modification 52, art. 6.6.3

Annual Newsletter Report, 2020/21

ICCS Project Update

Proposal for suspension and change of the urban regulation 6.6.3

United Arab Emirates / Ramadan

Acquisition of the current Mosque

Annual Newsletter Report, 2019/20

Campaign Closure # Kanoute4SevilleMosque

Media impact of the # Kanoute4SevilleMosque campaign / Various media

Registration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait

Annual Report, 2018/19

Presentation of the # Kanoute4SevilleMosque Campaign

Malaysia & Indonesia – March 2019 / Audience with Prime Minister Tun Mahathir

Kuwait – March 2019 / Visit to the Ministry Awqaf with Kanouté

Turkey – March 2019 / Oumar Kanouté receives the International Benevolence Award

London – September 2018

Annual Newsletter Report 2017/18

Morocco – June 2018

Presentation of the TV series ´Air Mata di Bumi Matador´

Letter to Mr. Juan Espadas Cejas, Mayor of Seville

Renewal and changes in the Board of trustees of the Seville Mosque Foundation

Conceptual design proposals for the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville

Malaysia & Indonesia – January 2018 / Photo Gallery

Gala Dinner in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Turkey – December 2017 / Photo Gallery

Annual Newsletter Report, 2016/17

Second campaign of #ATileForSeville

Indonesia & Malaysia – April 2017 / Photo Gallery

Turkey – March 2017 / Photo Gallery

Letter to Mr. Juan Espadas Cejas, Mayor of Seville

Charity Golf Tournament in Malaysia

Malaysia – November 2016 / Photo Gallery

Annual Newsletter Report, 2015/16

Promotional video of the Islamic Cultural Center of Seville

Press statement from the Islamic Community in Spain and the Seville Mosque Foundation

First #ATileForSeville campaign

Indonesia & Malaysia – May 2016 / Photo Gallery

Letter to Mr. Juan Espadas Cejas, Mayor of Seville

Visit to 18 mosques in Holland

Malaysia & Indonesia – February 2016 / Photo Gallery

Press statement from the Seville Mosque Foundation

Malaysia donates 900,000 euros to build a mosque in Seville / El Mundo

Annual Newsletter Report, 2014/15

Malaysia – July 2015 / Photo Gallery

Malaysia – February 2015 / Photo Gallery

Letter to Mr. Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez, Mayor of Seville

The Islamic community reactivates the mosque project / Correo de Andalucía

Renewal of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation and reactivation of the project

The Islamic Community unveils an agreement with the City Council to replace what was spent by the mosque / Correo de Andalucíaz

The Islamic Community is now considering buying a site for the mosque / Diario de Sevilla

The City Council now invites the Islamic Community to buy land for its mosque / ABC

Up to 15,000 meters were granted by direct assignment to other creeds / ABC

Urban planning rules out the mosque next to Cartuja 93 due to fear of an appeal / Diario de Sevilla

Full sentence of the Superior Tribunal of Justice of Andalucia

The TSJA overturns the mosque in Los Bermejales due to “flaws” in the process / Diario de Sevilla

“The mosque will be built in Cartuja; period, there is nothing more to talk about” / Diario de Sevilla

The mosque will be built next to the La Cartuja stadium / 20Minutes

The mosque will be built in the ´Cartuja´, ´Seville Este´ or ´Pino Montano´ / Diario de Sevilla

The mayor asks urban planning department to find alternative lands for the mosque / ABC

Kanouté prevents the closure of the Ponce de León mosque / Diario de Sevilla

The justice system supports the construction of the mosque and the neighbors will take the case to the TSJA / Diario de Sevilla

The city council paralyzes the project of the mosque of Seville / ABC

Ordered the precautionary suspension of the start of the Bermejales mosque / ABC

Bermejales 2000 will request the nullity of the cession of the site for the mosque / ABC

Signing of the transfer of the land of Los Bermejales for the Mosque of Seville

Step forward to build the mosque reducing its size / El Correo de Andalucía

Designs of the preliminary project and model of the Mosque of Seville

The Junta (Gov. of Andalucia) denounces the protests against the Los Bermejales mosque as racist and xenophobic / Various

Neighbors of Los Bermejales reject the mosque / El País

The main Muslim groups support the mosque in Bermejales / ABC