Al Khalil, a mosque in extension

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Published: Jun 1, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3917/clara.002.0075

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Mohamed Oumzil
CRU - Centre de Rénovation Urbaine, Anderlecht

Abstract

The contribution is based on the author's involvement as a student in the Terrains d'architecture workshop during the 2011-2012 academic year, and the reflection on the situation of the mosque in Brussels that he carried out as part of his end-of-study dissertation entitled "Mosque in Brussels - From the invisible to the visible, study of the evolution of a process of visibilisation". Through the eyes of an architecture student, the article aims to show how the question of the mosque is primarily a question of architecture.


By mixing practice and personal experience of the mosque with a more theoretical reflection, and with the help of concrete case studies, the author attempts to highlight the diversity of contemporary Brussels mosques, and the reasons for this diversity. The aim is to contribute, with the necessary nuances, to the public debate that the installation of mosques in Brussels may provoke today. 

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No. 2 (2014): Brussels mosque as a project
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Thematic section
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Mohamed Oumzil, CRU - Centre de Rénovation Urbaine, Anderlecht

Mohamed Oumzil is an architect, graduated from the Faculty of Architecture La Cambre-Horta (2012) with a project and thesis on the Brussels mosque. He is currently working for the Centre for Urban Renewal (CRU, Anderlecht), an association that deals with the development of public spaces, urban renewal, cleanliness and the improvement of the quality of life in the Cureghem neighbourhood in consultation with the inhabitants.

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