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Europe’s largest mosque opens in Moscow
September 24, 2015
At the opening of Europe’s largest mosque, Russian President Vladimir Putin described Islamist extremism as a perversion of Islam.
“We see what's happening in the Middle East where terrorists of the so-called Islamic State discredit the great world religion, discredit Islam by sowing hate, killing people... destroying the world's cultural heritage in a barbaric way,” Putin said on September 23 at opening of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque, which seats 10,000. “Their ideology is built on lies, on open perversion of Islam.”
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Further information:
- Putin opens Moscow's largest mosque, warns against extremists (Reuters)
- Europe’s largest mosque to open tomorrow in Moscow (AsiaNews.it)
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