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Central Asia's Largest Mosque To Be Built in Dushanbe
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon starts digging the foundation of a Mosque in Dushanbe which will be large enough to hold more that 100,000 people when it is completed.
October 10, 2011
Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon apparently takes great pride in breaking records.
A month after officially raising the country's flag on the world's tallest unsupported flagpole in the Tajik capital, the president began construction of what is going to be Central Asia's biggest mosque, not far from downtown Dushanbe.
Rahmon demonstrated a hidden skill when he took control of an excavator to start digging the foundation for the building.
The $100 million project will be completed by 2014, Tajik officials told local media. The Persian Gulf kingdom of Qatar is putting up 70 percent of the cost of the project, with Tajikistan raising the rest.
The mosque will accommodate some 115,000 worshippers at a time -- or approximately one-sixth of the population of Dushanbe, a city of some 700,000.
The construction of the mosque initially started in 2009, but the project was halted for unknown reasons.
The plans are being implemented at a time when Dushanbe has come under criticism for putting pressure on religious institutions.
Dozens of mosques has been closed down or denied registration in different provinces, with authorities saying they did not meet requirements.
Officials in the southern Khatlon region are set to turn several unregistered mosques into gyms and aid stations, AsiaPlus news agency recently reported. Some 16 mosques in Khatlon's Jomi district have been turned into cultural centers.
Over 1,000 Tajik religious students were brought home from foreign Islamic schools last year, after President Rahmon warned they faced the risk of becoming terrorists and extremists.
Officials in Dushanbe maintain they do not restrict freedom of religion. There are currently over 3,800 officially registered mosques in Tajikistan, including some 40 grand mosques.
-- Farangis Najibullah
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Flag of Qatar, which is financing the mosque.
Ruler of Qatar, who is supervising an impressive campaign of economic diversificaton, education, global investment, acquisition of expertise and education.
Bangladeshi private school in Qatar, the largest private school in Qatar.
Two brother Muslim countries and allies, Bangladesh v Qatar in a chess match.
Bangladesh leader, Hasina Wajid with Qatar's leader. Dhaka and Doha are allies as part of Bangladesh's pro-GCC policy.
- Bangladesh sent troops to defend Kuwait in 1991.
- Bangladesh was on the verge of sending 15,000 troops to Saudi in the 1980s to defend the country.
- Bangladesh imports gas from Qatar.
- Bangladesh condemned Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen when they attacked Saudi.
- Bangladeshi troops trained Kuwaiti soldiers and provide protection for senior Kuwaiti personnel.
- The aunt of Jordan's King is a Bengali and Jordan may join the GCC.
A joint Bangladesh-Kuwaiti manufacturing company, M/S Suad garments.
Hasina Wajid, Bangladeshi prime minister, in Kuwait.
Bangladesh-Kuwait Maitree hall in the University of Dhaka, a residence for females.
Bangladesh MHM school in Qatar.
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As a Bangladeshi I would like to thank Qatar for building this absolutely massive mosque which can accomodate over 0.1 million worshippers.
Sallim 'alaa Qatariyeen!
Bangladeshi and Kuwaiti foreign ministers met yesterday in Kuwait, before the Bangladeshi foreign minister goes to the US to meet Hilary Clinton.
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon starts digging the foundation of a Mosque in Dushanbe which will be large enough to hold more that 100,000 people when it is completed.
October 10, 2011
Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon apparently takes great pride in breaking records.
A month after officially raising the country's flag on the world's tallest unsupported flagpole in the Tajik capital, the president began construction of what is going to be Central Asia's biggest mosque, not far from downtown Dushanbe.
Rahmon demonstrated a hidden skill when he took control of an excavator to start digging the foundation for the building.
The $100 million project will be completed by 2014, Tajik officials told local media. The Persian Gulf kingdom of Qatar is putting up 70 percent of the cost of the project, with Tajikistan raising the rest.
The mosque will accommodate some 115,000 worshippers at a time -- or approximately one-sixth of the population of Dushanbe, a city of some 700,000.
The construction of the mosque initially started in 2009, but the project was halted for unknown reasons.
The plans are being implemented at a time when Dushanbe has come under criticism for putting pressure on religious institutions.
Dozens of mosques has been closed down or denied registration in different provinces, with authorities saying they did not meet requirements.
Officials in the southern Khatlon region are set to turn several unregistered mosques into gyms and aid stations, AsiaPlus news agency recently reported. Some 16 mosques in Khatlon's Jomi district have been turned into cultural centers.
Over 1,000 Tajik religious students were brought home from foreign Islamic schools last year, after President Rahmon warned they faced the risk of becoming terrorists and extremists.
Officials in Dushanbe maintain they do not restrict freedom of religion. There are currently over 3,800 officially registered mosques in Tajikistan, including some 40 grand mosques.
-- Farangis Najibullah
http://www.rferl.org/content/central.../24354702.html
Flag of Qatar, which is financing the mosque.
Ruler of Qatar, who is supervising an impressive campaign of economic diversificaton, education, global investment, acquisition of expertise and education.
Bangladeshi private school in Qatar, the largest private school in Qatar.
Two brother Muslim countries and allies, Bangladesh v Qatar in a chess match.
Bangladesh leader, Hasina Wajid with Qatar's leader. Dhaka and Doha are allies as part of Bangladesh's pro-GCC policy.
- Bangladesh sent troops to defend Kuwait in 1991.
- Bangladesh was on the verge of sending 15,000 troops to Saudi in the 1980s to defend the country.
- Bangladesh imports gas from Qatar.
- Bangladesh condemned Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen when they attacked Saudi.
- Bangladeshi troops trained Kuwaiti soldiers and provide protection for senior Kuwaiti personnel.
- The aunt of Jordan's King is a Bengali and Jordan may join the GCC.
A joint Bangladesh-Kuwaiti manufacturing company, M/S Suad garments.
Hasina Wajid, Bangladeshi prime minister, in Kuwait.
Bangladesh-Kuwait Maitree hall in the University of Dhaka, a residence for females.
Bangladesh MHM school in Qatar.
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Al-Sabah met Bangladesh's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dipu Moni on Monday.
The meeting between the two ministers was held on the fringes of day one of the 10th Asian Cooperation Dialogue forum, currently being held in Kuwait.
The meeting between the two ministers was held on the fringes of day one of the 10th Asian Cooperation Dialogue forum, currently being held in Kuwait.
As a Bangladeshi I would like to thank Qatar for building this absolutely massive mosque which can accomodate over 0.1 million worshippers.
Sallim 'alaa Qatariyeen!
Bangladeshi and Kuwaiti foreign ministers met yesterday in Kuwait, before the Bangladeshi foreign minister goes to the US to meet Hilary Clinton.
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