Mariam Al-Batool Mosque - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Mariam Al-Batool Mosque - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Mariam Al-Batool Mosque (, lit. "The Virgin Mary Mosque", also known as Paola Mosque or Corradino Mosque) is a mosque located in Paola, Malta. The first stone of the mosque was laid by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 1978Stråth, Bo (2010), Europe and the Other and Europe as the Other, p. 248. and its doors were open to the public in 1982, and officiated in 1984. The initial scope of the building was to serve the Muslims in Malta, at the time mainly economic migrants from Libya, and to promote Sunni Islam among the Maltese society.https://ncpe.gov.mt/en/Documents/Our_Publications_and_Resources/Resources_and_Tools/Brochures/info_booklet_en(1).pdf Read more on Wikipedia
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