Muslims in Poland seek new prayer centre as community outgrows existing spaces
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\nA Muslim foundation in Krak\u00f3w is advancing plans to establish a new prayer and community centre in Poland\u2019s second-largest city, as the local Muslim population continues to grow and existing facilities struggle to meet demand.<\/p>\n
According to Muslim Network TV, the Al-Fajr Foundation, which describes itself as an Islamic and cultural organisation dedicated to serving Muslims in Krak\u00f3w and across Poland, has launched a fundraising campaign to secure a 360-square-metre space. <\/p>\n
The centre would serve as a prayer room, educational hub offering Qur\u2019an studies and Arabic language classes, and a community support facility. The foundation says its two existing locations are stretched beyond capacity.<\/p>\n
Al-Fajr is seeking to raise 250,000 zloty (\u20ac59,000) to cover renovation costs and six months of rent, with nearly 63,000 zloty donated so far.<\/p>\n
In response to the move, far-right parliamentary group Confederation has organised protests against the plans and called on security services to investigate the foundation\u2019s funders \u2014 a move the Muslim community regards as discriminatory and without basis.<\/p>\n
Poland is home to one of Europe\u2019s oldest Muslim communities, the Lipka Tatars, present in the region since the 14th century. The country\u2019s broader Muslim population is estimated at between 20,000 and 60,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Muslims in Poland seek new prayer centre as community outgrows existing spaces ——————– A Muslim foundation in Krak\u00f3w is advancing plans to establish a new prayer and community centre in Poland\u2019s second-largest city, as the local Muslim population continues to grow and existing facilities struggle to meet demand. According to Muslim Network TV, the Al-Fajr …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2927],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-palestine"],"yoast_head":"\n