The municipal authorities in Stockholm (have reportedly) agreed to give Muslims the permission to build the first mosque in the Swedish capital ... Muslims have been trying for more than two decades to build this mosque but ... the municipal authorities considered the building to be foreign to the architecture of the city.

Moreover, local residents protested the construction of a mosque in their neighbourhood.

The municipal permission, which will be announced soon, comes as a step towards recognising Muslims (as a community) and their right of religious practice.

(Source: The Muslim world, 9 January, 1999)