The European Mosque

The European Mosque

Ossama Hegazy
Master of Interior Architectural Design

Before the consideration of race, religion and cultural identity, one must acknowledge that these are the attributes which a person acquires through life and the simple fact remains that we are all just human beings. Equipped with this notion I strongly believe in the capability of all types of nations to live together despite their diverse thoughts and faith. Taking on this prospective, I would like to introduce my theme the European Mosque.

Obviously, It is a fact that the number of Muslims in Europe is vastly increasing, establishing with it
unfamiliar architectural, cultural and traditional aspects into the European urban. The Mosque is one of the critical presented foreign elements. Therefore the PhD discusses The European Mosque as a master ideology on the social and urban scale that enables the creation of specialized mosques which perfectly suits the European society and fulfills the foreigners Muslims’ needs.

The intended European Mosque/The Euro-Islam Meeting point- EIMp will be a phenomenal achievement, not only will it serve the integration of foreigners who descend from Islamic background into the European society, but it will also promote the more positive, real image and widen the understanding of Europeans to others with Islamic roots. Consequently, this action should positively affect the harmony and the unification of the European society that will hopefully lead to replace isolation and conflicts by integration and peace.