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Gävle mosque uses social media to improve image

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Key Points
  • Gävle mosque started social media accounts since last Ramadan to show content from inside.
  • Hedin leads the effort, creating content about holidays, competitions, and community.
  • The mosque aims to counter past negative coverage and show its purpose is worship.

Since last Ramadan, the mosque in Gävle, Sweden, has had social media accounts showing content from inside the mosque. Hedin, who has a passion for social media, took responsibility for this change, aiming to make the mosque more accessible. He creates content about everything from various holidays to competitions organized in the mosque, with the most important aspect being content about their community, which he says is the strongest in the mosque.

Hedin believes there has been negative coverage of Gävle's mosque in the past, leading to a negative image, and they want to show they are there to worship God.

the strongest in the mosque

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there has been negative coverage of Gävle's mosque in the past, leading to a negative image, and they want to show they are there to worship God

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