El Tawheed Mosque
| El Tawheed Mosque | |
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| Location | |
| Location | Amsterdam,North Holland,Netherlands |
  Shown within Amsterdam | |
| Geographic coordinates | 52°22′3″N4°51′50″E/ 52.36750°N 4.86389°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
TheEl Tawheed Mosqueis aSunnimosqueinAmsterdam,Netherlands.
The mosque is on Jan Hanzenstraat in the Old-West section ofAmsterdam.Aside from its normal function, the mosque is used for social work, and for lessons in theArabic language.It also houses a book store and a publisher ofreligiousvideos and DVDs.
The mosque was in-part funded by the Saudi non-governmental organizational-Haramain Foundation.[1]
Islamism association
[edit]The mosque at one time had been cited by the Dutch government as a potential propagator of extremism.[2]Mohammed Bouyerithe killer of Dutch film directorTheo van Goghattended the mosque. TheSeptember 11 attackspilotsMohammed AttaandMarwan al-Shehhi,along withRamzi Binalshibh,the man accused of co-ordinating the attacks, met in 1999 during a conference on 'Islamic puritanism' held at the mosque.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^de Graaf, Beatrice (3 March 2010)."The nexus between salafism and jihadism in the Netherlands".Combating Terrorism Center.Archived fromthe originalon 28 May 2017.Retrieved31 May2017.
- ^"Radical Islam in The Netherlands: A Case Study of a Failed European Policy - Manfred Gerstenfeld".Jcpa.org.Retrieved7 November2017.
- ^"Amsterdamned, part one".The Guardian.6 December 2004.Retrieved31 May2017.
External links
[edit]- Website of El Tawheed Foundation(in Dutch)
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