Mosque of Rome: Difference between revisions

The mosque was jointly founded by the exiled Prince [[Muhammad Hasan]] of [[Afghanistan]] and his wife, Princess Razia<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://myhalal.life/mosque-of-rome/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326064415/https://myhalal.life/mosque-of-rome/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 26, 2018|title=Mosque of Rome - My Halal Life|date=2018-03-25|work=My Halal Life|access-date=2018-03-25|language=en-US}}</ref> and was financed by [[FaisalFahad of Saudi Arabia]], head of the [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] royal family and [[Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques]] as well as by some other states of the [[Muslim world]], including [[Bangladesh]] ruled by President [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]]. The project was designed and directed by [[Paolo Portoghesi]], Vittorio Gigliotti and Sami Mousawi. The opening ceremony was led by [[Pope John Paul II]].