Residents of Kazan opposed the construction of a mosque on Simonov Street

Residents of Kazan opposed the construction of a mosque on Simonov Street and achieved an audit of the legality of issuing a building permit.

On May 23, 2019, it became known that the residents of Kazan performed against the construction of a mosque on Simonov Street.

The site at the intersection of Godovikova and Simonov streets was provided to the parish of the mosque "Rahmatulla" back in 2011. After the site was fenced off, some of the local residents were indignant and stated that this area belongs to the school. Spiritual Administration of the Republic of Tatarstan then managed to prove that the site was not used by the school, and to collect 300 signatures in support of construction.

Then the opponents of the construction of the mosque complained about lack of public hearings. Construction was suspended and The site was re-allocated in 2014. However, the construction didn't start.

In 2019, construction was started at street Simonova, 2. However, local residents in the amount of about 100 people staged protest action. A deputy of the Kazan City Duma came to meet them Marat Bikmullin. Shortly after, his assistant posted on social media report that out of 40 surveyed owners of apartments in the neighborhood of the place construction 36 spoke out against the appearance of the mosque.

Opponents of construction believe that sanitary norms: from the wall of a residential building to a religious building there will be less than the prescribed 50 meters. In addition, residents of nearby houses are afraid of too loud calls to prayer and slaughter of animals during Muslim holidays on the territory of the mosque.

After the deputy's appeal, the prosecutor's office began an investigation the legality of issuing a building permit in that location.

Sources

• In Kazan, citizens once again oppose the construction of a mosque // InKazan.ru. May 23, 2019