The Trollhättan Shia Mosque () is a large

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mosque in the country located in

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. After

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ordered in 1972 the expulsion of all Asians from Uganda, many of them were Shia Muslims who settled in Sweden. In 1976 they've established local Islamic centre, and in 1985 the mosque was built. On 14 August 1993,

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attacked the (original) mosque with

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s causing extensive damage to the building and its destruction.Tamas, Gellert (2016). Det svenska hatet : en berättelse om vår tid. Natur & Kultur. The present mosque is larger and built in the same place where the original mosque was located.

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