Overview
About the mosque
In 2018, the mosque in Santiago de Cuba was inaugurated. The mosque was inaugurated by the local Muslim community, and it operates in an adapted residential building.
Background
History
Cuba is a majority Christian country, with Islam being one of the smallest religions in number of believers (170,000 people, 1.1% of the population), most of whom were Cuban converts. In 2001, Sheikh Muhammad bin Nassir Al-Aboudy, deputy secretary-general of the Muslim World League (MWL) traveled to Cuba to obtain permission from Cuban authorities to establish an Islamic organization to support the Cuban Muslim community. Among the other goals of the proposed organization would be the construction of mosques and the dissemination of Islamic culture among Muslims.
By July 2015, the Turkish Religious Affairs Foundation had opened the first prayer room for Cuban Muslims and the first mosque in Cuba was under construction with Turkish funding.
Where
Location
Battersea Park Millenium Arena, London SW11 4NJ, UKOpen in Google Maps
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