Some prayer houses that have not been granted legal permission to operate as Mosques were shut down and the Malta Security Services (MSS) is concerned about these settlements fearing some of these places may radicalize some Muslims and recruit youth converts that may threaten national security.
In response to this Bader Zeina has taken a Muslim group to pray at Sliema waterfront to demand for the "fundamental human right" of worshipping gods both in private residences without legal restrictions and on public property.
Zeina said that in the case of a backclash, coming from discrimination, "violence or revenge" may be expected.

The National Constitutional Court of Malta has said that even though individuals have the right to private property the use of such right has its limitations, and that there were no victims of discrimination as the law is proportional to everyone, with respect to freedom of assembly and freedom of expression, including freedom of religion.
For this reason the court has noted that there was no breach of article 8 (1) of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR), which is in harmony with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

Following this, in January 2016 a male-only muslim group started to gather for Friday prayers in an open public place, in front of a Roman Catholic church, in Msida.
These prayers were said to be considered, by organizer Bader Zeina, as also to be a form of protest for not having where to pray.
The same organizer was previously involved in similar acts, such as in Sliema and Bugibba, when it became known that gathering and location were never the issues but rather the want of another place other than Mariam Al-Batool Mosque.
Faced with similar crisis from the Muslim community, the Maltese Government made temporal arrangement for Islamic prayers in Floriana.
The building known as the Ospizio, a former mental health hospital that is now hosting the prayers, is ideal as it is found right behind the national police headquarters in Malta.

Imam El Sadi has said that he is left uninformed about public prayers, organized by Zeina, and about any negotiations with the government.
The Imam was not able to give his position about public prayers organised in Sliema and Msida as these were not his initiatives and he was neither informed of.
Some prayer houses that have not been granted legal permission to operate as Mosques were shut down and the Malta Security Services (MSS) is concerned about these settlements fearing some of these places may radicalize some Muslims and recruit youth converts that may threaten national security. In response to this Bader Zeina has taken a Muslim group to pray at Sliema waterfront to demand for the "fundamental human right" of worshipping gods both in private residences without legal restrictions and on public property. Zeina said that in the case of a backclash, coming from discrimination, "violence or revenge" may be expected.
The National Constitutional Court of Malta has said that even though individuals have the right to private property the use of such right has its limitations, and that there were no victims of discrimination as the law is proportional to everyone, with respect to freedom of assembly and freedom of expression, including freedom of religion. For this reason the court has noted that there was no breach of article 8 (1) of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR), which is in harmony with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Following this, in January 2016 a male-only muslim group started to gather for Friday prayers in an open public place, in front of a Roman Catholic church, in Msida. These prayers were said to be considered, by organizer Bader Zeina, as also to be a form of protest for not having where to pray. The same organizer was previously involved in similar acts, such as in Sliema and Bugibba, when it became known that gathering and location were never the issues but rather the want of another place other than Mariam Al-Batool Mosque. Faced with similar crisis from the Muslim community, the Maltese Government made temporal arrangement for Islamic prayers in Floriana. The building known as the Ospizio, a former mental health hospital that is now hosting the prayers, is ideal as it is found right behind the national police headquarters in Malta.
Imam El Sadi has said that he is left uninformed about public prayers, organized by Zeina, and about any negotiations with the government. The Imam was not able to give his position about public prayers organised in Sliema and Msida as these were not his initiatives and he was neither informed of.
Mariam Al-Batool Mosque