http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:58:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22805/westermoskee-amsterdam http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22805/westermoskee-amsterdam#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:09:39 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22805 There has been wrangling over the mosque for years. This began shortly after a symbolic first brick was laid by the then Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner. He called the project a "symbol of integration" - but this statement rapidly turned out to be untenable.

The mosque is intended to be one of the biggest in Europe. The style is Ottoman, with high minarets and a large central dome. Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen has repeatedly said he hopes the mosque can eventually be built after all.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22805/westermoskee-amsterdam/feed 0