روسيا: جدل حول مشروع بناء المساجد بموسكو

- خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

تشهد الساحة الروسية حالة واسعة من الجدل في إطار الاعتراضات على إعلان الحكومة عن نيتها بناء 6 مساجد جديدة بالعاصمة "موسكو"؛ لتلبية احتياجات مليون ونصف المليون مسلم بالعاصمة "موسكو"، ولحل أزمة الازدحام والاختناقات المرورية التي تتسبب فيها حشود المصلين.

وقد لقي المشروع الجديد اعتراضات واسعة بين القوميين والنصارى ممن أعربوا عن رفضهم بناء مساجد جديدة؛ حيث دعت بعض القوى القومية إلى عرض المشروع للاستفتاء العام لمعرفة رأي الشعب، وأسوة بالبلدان التي تم حظر بناء المساجد والمآذن فيها بأوروبا؛ مثل: "سويسرا"؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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New Mosques Spark Moscow Controversy

Government plans to build six new mosques in the Russian capital Moscow are sparking a controversy in the country, with nationalists calling for a public referendum on the construction of the Muslim worship places.

“I would not like a mosque to be built near my apartment building,” Alexander Belov, leader of the Russkiye nationalistic movement, told Interfax on Monday, December 17.

“But I don't live in Lyublino or Butovo, I live in Orekhovo.”

Local authorities have unveiled plans to build six new mosques in Moscow to help meet the growing religious needs of the Muslim community.

"Muslim Board of Russia's European Part already know three sites, which will be approved after several years of debate," Izvestia paper reported.

“They are located in Southern Butovo, Lyublino, and near the metro station Shosse Entuziastov.”

A source in the Moscow government has confirmed to Interfax that the three sites in Lyublino, Butovo, and Shosse Entuziastov have already been approved, although no final decision has been made.

"We have approved some requests, which will now be discussed with residents and the local prefectures," the source said.

A source in the Moscow mayor's office also said other requests made by Islamic organizations are now being considered.

"There are at least 1.5 million Muslims in Moscow," Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin, chairman of the Russian Council of Muftis, said.

“If we divide this number by ten districts, we will see that there needs to be at least one mosque taking up to 1,500 people per 150,000 Muslims.”

Opposition to the building of mosques is not new in Moscow.

Earlier this year, hundreds of residents of Moscow’s neighborhood of Mitino staged a protest against the building of an Islamic cultural center in their far-flung district.

Two years ago, similar news in the Tekstilshchiki area in the city’s eastern part saw residents up in arms against building a mosque on a park.

Opponents have called for a public referendum on the building of mosques in Moscow.

“We need to ask local residents," Belov, the nationalist movement leader, told Interfax.

“We should follow the European practice of taking local opinion into account in everything. That way, everything will be quite peaceful and calm.”

The building of mosques has been meeting growing oppositions in several European countries.