On Monday, the first mosque opened in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. According to the head of the Islamic Society, Mufti Nedzad Grabus, the opening of the mosque is a turning point in their lives. In the late 1960s, Muslims in Slovenia applied for the opening of a mosque in the country. At the time, Slovenia was part of the former Yugoslavia.

Finally, in 2013, the construction of the mosque began. About 34 million euros ($ 39 million) spent on it, 28 million euros were donated by Qatar. The mosque, which can accommodate 1,400 people, also includes the Islamic Cultural Center. The center has offices, an educational center, a restaurant, a basketball court, a residence for Muslim imams and a 40-meter tower.