The El Tawheed Mosque is a Sunni mosque in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
| El Tawheed Mosque | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Location | Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands |
  Shown within Amsterdam | |
| Geographic coordinates | 52°22′3″N 4°51′50″E / 52.36750°N 4.86389°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
The mosque is on Jan Hanzenstraat in the Old-West section of Amsterdam. Aside from its normal function, the mosque is used for social work, and for lessons in the Arabic language. It also houses a book store and a publisher of religious videos and DVDs.
The mosque was in-part funded by the Saudi non-governmental organization al-Haramain Foundation.[1]
Islamism association
editThe mosque at one time had been cited by the Dutch government as a potential propagator of extremism.[2] Mohammed Bouyeri the killer of Dutch film director Theo van Gogh attended the mosque. The September 11 attacks pilots Mohammed Atta and Marwan al-Shehhi, along with Ramzi 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 from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Radical Islam in The Netherlands: A Case Study of a Failed European Policy - Manfred Gerstenfeld". Jcpa.org. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Amsterdamned, part one". The Guardian. 6 December 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
External links
edit- Website of El Tawheed Foundation (in Dutch)
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