Mosque Directors speaking

The Netherlands has estimated that approximately 450 – 475 mosques for around 850.000 citizens of Muslim descent, including 38% Turks and 31% Marokkanen.1 Around 40% of these citizens visiting estimated the actual moskee.2 The mosque is relatively less frequented by women and educated Muslims. Half of the mosques run by Turkish organizations: ISN (Religious): 143, Süleymanlı's: 48, Milli Görüs: 25. A third run of the mosques in the Netherlands by Moroccan authorities and 10% by Suriname: 41 Sunnis and 11 Ahmadijjia. The Contact Committee Muslims and Government (CMO) is the national umbrella organizations of mosque official partner of the Dutch government on their behalf. Find almost half of all mosques in the Randstad where relatively many Muslims live. Many mosques have traditionally been located in buildings that previously had another function as a commercial space, school or church. The churches no longer want their building a mosque wordt.3 the Dutch mosques have different functions. they pray and they serve as a meeting place where moreover take place all kinds of social activities, language classes to homework and educational activities for women. The mosques are increasingly participating in the public debate and organize more and more social activities. This is done by about two-thirds of the mosques, which usually have a young government and many young bezoekers.4 Especially these mosques contribute significantly to processes of integration of Muslims in society. In monetary terms represents the social contribution of the mosques in the form of volunteering is estimated 150 million per years.5