Geneva mosque to be run by Swiss management

January 19, 2020   

(Swiss Info) Switzerland’s largest mosque, which has been embroiled in various controversies, is to come under Swiss management.

“It is time to hand over the mosque in Geneva to a Swiss executive board, which is representative, with an elected president board: a mosque integrated into Swiss democracy,” Mohammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Saudi Arabia-based Muslim World League (MWL), told Le Matin Dimanche newspaper.

Management and financing of the mosque, which is situated in the neighbourhood of Petit-Saconnex, should be ensured by Swiss Muslims, he said. Funding could [come] from member donations and private donations, he added.

The construction of the mosque was financed by Saudi Arabia.

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