The Blue Mosque: Gulf News reader Aldrin Francisco took this picture of the Blue Mosque when he went on vacation to Turkey. He said: “I visited Blue Mosque on the first day of my holiday.

In pictures: Slovenia's first mosque opens after 50 years Opponents of the project — including those who criticised its Qatari financing — have repeatedly tried to halt it.

On Wednesday morning, police officers in balaclavas descended on the Imam Ali mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, in Hamburg to confiscate cash and a black Audi vehicle.