The Protestant St. Johannes Church, where the mosque is taking up residence. The country's very first "liberal" mosque is set to open its doors on Friday in the capital - and inside a Protestant church. “Fundamentally, the mosque’s door is open for everyone, with one exception: No one will come in with a niqab or burqa,” Ates told Spiegel Online. The first day of prayer is set to have Ates preach in German, with translations in Turkish and Arabic. “You can only achieve this through setting an example, open doors, in a space where every question can be asked,” she said.

Source: The Local June 16, 2017 06:45 UTC