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During the meeting in Ljubljana, Volkan, who is working as a TOG voulonteer in Trbovlje has informed us about the siutation regarding the lack of possibilities for islamic community to practice their religion. This is because an 'Imam' (Islamic priest) is very hard to find in Slovenia. And, even as proclaimed modern and 'tolerant' Eupoean state, we still haven't resolved a question of building the Mosque. Islamic belivers have to practice their religion in gym halls etc. But on the other side we have very strong Chatolic church with churches on every hill, that are all the night enlightened by reflector lights ...

The group from KUD Pozitiv has to coordinate the possibilities what to film and what to present with Volkan, who also works in educational institution with youth of diferent religions ...

According to the latest demographic charts (2002) in Slovenia live 47.500 Muslims. In some Slovenian cities they have oratories, but they still don’t have a mosque, for which they strive for over three decades. Municipality of Ljubljana has passed an act about building a mosque and defined a location where it should be built. This raised many negative issues amongst the general population. The question of building a mosque is a question about exercising the basic human rights that are written in state act.

We decided to approach the topic from the ground-roots perspective. We will build the story by filming the situation of Volkan, who is an EVS volunteer from Istanbul in Trbovlje … We plan to make some interviews with representatives of Islamic community, the mayor, citizens, etc … Altogether could be then coordinated with the piece that Berlin crew is making.

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