Malmö Mosque, Mosque in Husie district, Malmö, Sweden
Malmö Mosque is a white building with a ribbed pale-green dome topped by a small green-roofed lantern, and a slender white minaret with two green-balustraded balconies and a pointed green roof at the left corner. A lower wing with a red tiled roof and arched windows extends to the left. The facade has rows of small arched windows and three larger arched openings at ground level.
The idea of a mosque arose in the 1960s among Muslims from Yugoslavia, Turkey and other countries who settled in Sweden; Malmö Municipality set aside a 32,000 m² plot, and construction began in April 1983. Bejzat Becirov led the project, and the mosque was inaugurated on 20 April 1984 with the first Friday prayers. In 2008 the World Islamic Call Society bought it for 30 million kronor after financial difficulties.
The mosque serves as a gathering place for Muslims from the region and Copenhagen, where people from many different backgrounds come together. The site has become a center where the community meets and connects.
The site functions both as a mosque and school center, so visiting conditions and times vary depending on activities taking place. It helps to check beforehand what visiting hours apply and whether special events are scheduled on your visit day.
The adjacent Ögårdsskolan, opened in 2000, follows the Swedish curriculum with an Islamic orientation and is open to everyone; in 2019 it had about 250 pupils from preschool class up to year six. The mosque's initiator, Bejzat Becirov, led the Islamic Center until his death in November 2018.
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