The Malmo Masjid Sweden

The Malmo Masjid is one of Sweden's main mosques located in the outskirts of Malmo in southern Sweden. It was inaugurated in 1984 as the first mosque in Scandinavia .In connection to the mosque is the Islamic center which contains an islamic school and library. It serves as a place of worship for some 55,000 muslims living in the area.

There have been three arson attacks on the mosque. On 2005-09-18 and on 2005-10-21 the fires were put out quickly and only minor damage was done, but on 2003-04-28 attack the mosque was more severely damaged and other buildings at the Islamic center were totally destroyed. Malmo is one of the main centers for Swedish Muslims