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Cannes La Bocca et La nouvelle Mosqu?e de Cannes


La mosqu?e pr?caire Bidonville de Cannes: La Bocca

Apr?s les mosqu?es pr?fabriqu?es Algeco type "Toulouse Bellefontaine", voici les mosqu?es pr?caires Bidonville type "Cannes La Bocca".... www.france-echos.com

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France is home to some 5-6 million Muslims, making up the biggest Muslim minority in Europe.

Cannes, which is home to 7,000 Muslims, has only 1 Mosque.

There are 1,685 mosques and Prayer Rooms in France, according to a tally by the French interior ministry.

The construction of the Cannes mosque has been faced with mounting opposition from the right-wing groups in the city.

The right-wing groups have pressed for blocking the construction of mosques in France, arguing that churches were not allowed in Muslim countries.

France is home to some 5-6 million Muslims, making up the biggest Muslim minority in Europe.

Unique for its design and architecture, a new mosque will be opened early this year in the southern French city of Cannes to absorb the growing numbers of Muslim worshippers in the city.

"The new mosque is marked for its unique design," said architect Emile di Matteo. The new mosque will be established in Bocca neighborhood in downtown Cannes on a space of 2,000 meters.

"Its design is quite different from traditional mosque designing. It neither has minarets nor domes which mark the traditional mosque architecture," added di Matteo.

"Rather, the 800-metre prayer hall will look like a triangle arrow referring to the qiblah (direction of the Ka`bah)," he added.

Granted the municipal green light, the new mosque will cost nearly two million euros raised by the sizable Muslim minority in the city.

"The mosque design marks a revolution in mosque architecture. It will be totally different from the usual structures," added Matteo.

Di Matteo said the Cannes mosque design is his most significant.

"The design gains further importance as it linked to a certain religion, making it a very sensitive issue, especially for Muslims in the West," he added.

"Therefore, I sought to meet demands of both the Muslim minority in Cannes and the municipality council."

The new design of the Cannes mosques has won plaudits from French Muslims.

Daw Meskine, the head of the French council for Imams, said the absence of minarets in the mosque design does not underestimate the value of the mosque.

"The construction of minarets is not a pre-requisite,"
"The minarets are nothing but additions that do not devalue the mosque in case they did not exist."

"Rather, the minarets remind us of the glory of the Islamic faith and civilization and demonstrate a state recognition of Islam as a basic component of French society," he added.
 

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Login to find out (January 15, 2007 at 3:23pm)
@ Aouichab
Salut! La nouvelle Mosqu?e de Cannes sera construite pas tr?s loin de la Mosqu?e Bocca. Il faut que me renseigne de nouveau pour connaitre pr?cisement son emplacement dans la Ville de Cannes.
 
Login to find out (January 15, 2007 at 2:33pm)
Comment ?a va Aouichab? Tu as pass?e des bonnes f?tes j'esp?re?

A Clichy s/ Bois. Juste ? c?t? o? il y a eu l'?meute.
 
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Ms0507 Where they gonna build it???
 
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Login to find out (January 14, 2007 at 2:09pm)
There's more than 1,685 prayers room in France. Coz many are unknown by the govt. the city where i go (to mosque) ,there's 5 in a short area, about 5 minutes from each other. But there's only one which is known by the govt as a mosque.. Coz the others are known as *association of muslims of ......etc tec *. They are in individuals house* Pavillons*

I live in the eastern part of Paris.
 
Login to find out (January 14, 2007 at 11:21am)
:) Salam Brother, Masha'allah, wonderful ! Its good to hear that more French municipal councils approve planning permission to build new mosques.
Considering, the number in France, there is an noticeable shortage of mosques. With abt 2.5 million Muslims the UK counts abt 1,600 mosques. France shelters the largest muslim community of Europe with abt 5-6 million Muslims and only counts abt 1,685 prayer rooms and mosques. :-

Do you live In the northern, southern, eastern or western area of Paris.
 
Login to find out (January 13, 2007 at 11:37am)
Hamdullilah. They will have a mosque for them.

Where i lived (near Paris) ,there will be also a contruction of new Mosque. For about 3000 people, with library and we have the chance to have a minaret & dome.