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Earlier this month , Ambassadors of Egypt , Saudi Arabia , and Lebanon to Switzerland laid the cornerstone of the Islamic Center in the northern Swiss city of Volktesfil in the presence of a delegation from "Dar Al Fatwa" in Lebanon .
The center is described as the largest of its kind in Zurich prefecture which has the largest number of Muslim community people in Switzerland by virtue of its economic, industrial and scientific status.
On his part, Egyptian Ambassador Magdy Sharawi said that Al-Azhar does not hesitate to serve Islamic projects in the West in general out of its religious responsibility, adding that Al-Azhar usually sends highly - qualified "Imams" to call for Islam in European languages and meets the needs of the community during the holy month of Ramadan."
Saudi Ambassador Hazem Krkitli mentioned that the kingdom gives due care to Islamic projects wherever they are based on a call by the "Servant of Two Holy Mosques" King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, to support dialogue among civilizations and demonstrate the tolerance of Islam so as to correct its negative stereotyped image in the west.
Lebanon's Ambassador Hussein Rammal signaled that the centre will be the first of its kind in Switzerland to focus on science, culture, knowledge and dialogue among civilizations as well as communication among people..
The 3800 square meter Islamic Center has four storey’s and consist of contain a mosque, a chapel allocated for women , a hall for social occasions , a school for teaching religious sciences and Arabic language , a library as well as a garden with playgrounds.
The project costs up to 7 million dollars, according to center management executive Jamal Al-hout who added that the center received contributions and assistance from many charity people.
He expressed his confidence that the project will be completed in a short time due to the importance it derives from being the largest Islamic center in Zurich which includes the majority of Muslims in Switzerland .
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