The first mosque was opened in Slovakia
The first mosque was opened in Slovakia
The first full-fledged mosque was opened in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Until now, Slovakia was the only country in the European Union without a mosque.
The first complete mosque appeared in Slovakia. This was reported by the local Muslim community on social networks, Islam News reported.
The new mosque, which was opened in the building of a real estate agency in the capital Bratislava, is being finished with the efforts of worshipers.
For information, Slovakia was the only country in the European Union without a single mosque. This is the result of the specific attitude of the country's authorities towards Islam.
In November 2016, Slovakia passed a law that virtually eliminated Islam as the country's official religion. Because according to this law, religions with at least 50,000 believers in the country can have the status of official religion. In Slovakia, the number of Muslims is about 6,000.
In 2000, a dispute arose over the construction of an Islamic center in Bratislava: the mayor of the capital initially did not allow such a center to be established. Later, the Islamic center began to function, but it was not considered a full-fledged mosque - not all congregational prayers were performed there.
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