Catholic Church Transformed Into A Mosque

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As reported by the New York Times chronicles…
How a Catholic church has been transformed into a mosque in the city of Venice, Italy. According to the report, for the next seven months Venice will find itself in the middle of a constant debate about Islam’s place in Europe.

On Friday, as part of the Venice Biennale, a former Catholic church in the Cannaregio neighborhood will open its doors as a functioning mosque, its walls adorned with Arabic script, its floor covered with a prayer rug angled toward Mecca and its crucifix mosaics hidden behind a towering prayer niche.

Venice, known for its arts and alluring architectural beauty, remains one of the few European cities without a mosque near its historic centre, which has left Islamic residents with no choice than to pray in storerooms and shops.

Against a backdrop of rising Islamophobia in Venice and Italy in general and fears like those in France which had to deal with a terrorist attack recently, Muslim leaders in Venice said they saw the proposal to create a temporary mosque as a perfect way to communicate their desire to more fully participate in the life of their city. - See more at: http://www.gistaszone.com/2015/05/catholic-church-transformed-into-mosque.html#sthash.Weue63D5.dpuf

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Saturday, 9 May 2015

Catholic Church Transformed Into A Mosque

As reported by the New York Times chronicles…
How a Catholic church has been transformed into a mosque in the city of Venice, Italy. According to the report, for the next seven months Venice will find itself in the middle of a constant debate about Islam’s place in Europe.

On Friday, as part of the Venice Biennale, a former Catholic church in the Cannaregio neighborhood will open its doors as a functioning mosque, its walls adorned with Arabic script, its floor covered with a prayer rug angled toward Mecca and its crucifix mosaics hidden behind a towering prayer niche.

Venice, known for its arts and alluring architectural beauty, remains one of the few European cities without a mosque near its historic centre, which has left Islamic residents with no choice than to pray in storerooms and shops.

Against a backdrop of rising Islamophobia in Venice and Italy in general and fears like those in France which had to deal with a terrorist attack recently, Muslim leaders in Venice said they saw the proposal to create a temporary mosque as a perfect way to communicate their desire to more fully participate in the life of their city. - See more at: http://www.gistaszone.com/2015/05/catholic-church-transformed-into-mosque.html#sthash.Weue63D5.dpuf
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