Tag: minaret
Macedonia 31.05.19 | 18:54

Muslim community invites Zaev to visit the illegally built minaret in downtown Ohrid

With Ramadan Bajram (Eid al Fitr) approaching, the Muslim community in Ohrid invited Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to visit the newly built minaret of the Ali Pasha mosque in downtown Ohrid, Sitel TV reported. Zaev’s Government was unable to act to stop the construction of the minaret, which was built...
Macedonia 23.05.19 | 10:40

New Ohrid minaret will be opened for the end of Ramadan

The newly built minaret of the Ali Pasha mosque in Ohrid is set to be opened on Eid al Fitr, June 6th, the end of the month of Ramadan. Christian citizens in Ohrid protested the building of the minaret which is set to dominate the old city, which is Macedonia’s main site of Christian pilgrimage....
Macedonia 28.03.19 | 10:57

Islamic Community has no intention to stop building the downtown Ohrid minaret

The Islamic Community of Macedonia (IVZ) announced that it will not stop construction of the imposing Ali Pasha mosque minaret in downtown Ohrid. According to local media outlets, IVZ sources told them that the Muslims of Ohrid need the mosque and they will defy the order from state prosecutors to stop...
Macedonia 18.03.19 | 18:03

Protest in Ohrid against the rebuilding of the Ali Pasha mosque minaret

The Svest organization from Ohrid is planning to hold protests in the ancient city’s bazaar against the construction of a large minaret at the Ali Pasha mosque. The mosque was built in the late XV or early XVI century, following the Ottoman conquest of the city, and the minaret, which used to tower...

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