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Strasbourg Mosque

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The Strasbourg Mosque, which dates from 1982, currently occupies a converted foie gras factory in the Impasse de mai in the centre of Strasbourg, near the law-courts. [1]It is not the first mosque to be established in Strasbourg. There have been mosques in the city since 1967 and there are now over 20.

It is frequented by Muslims of North-African, mainly Moroccan origin. It hosts many conferences and seminars and has an extensive teaching programme for school-aged children.

A large new building is under construction in the Heyritz area, south of the Ile de Strasbourg and is due for completion in 2010. Construction was delayed several times, due to litigation with the main constructors.

References

  1. ^ Histoires de mosquées, Schiltigheim : Editions Kalina, 2004, ISBN 291488804X
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