The US embassy in Malta has stated that respect to religious freedom is guaranteed by the government of Malta and reports of "forced religious conversion" are absent.
Mario Farrugia Borg, who works at the mosque, had stated that by being appointed as a personal secretariat at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and being a Christian convert to Islam he does not observe any discrimination.
Imam El Sadi describes the Maltese society as "generous and tolerant".
However, when a former Muslim, Khaled Baarl, had announced publicly on Xarabank his conversion from Islam to Christianity he was discriminated by exclusion from the Muslim community, and threatened to death by Syrian refugees.

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has some worrying reservations over "some groups" that promote radical sunni Islam in the form of salafism, and has largely relied on the Mariam Al-Batool Mosque's administration to help managing the crisis.
The integration process of refugees within Maltese society has failed because of the large number of foreigners coming within a short period.
Most refugees who arrive in Malta are from war-torn Islamic countries, some with fundamentalist ideologies, such as Libya, Somalia and Syria.
Extremist remarks against western countries by muslims have been reported in the northern region of Malta.
Mario Farrugia Borg, being a muslim himself, has called for drastic measures against "illegal migration".
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled against Joseph Muscat's opt for "pushback" of illegal migrants to Libya, despite the threat some refugees may present, as this goes against the fundamental human right principle of non-refoulement.
Imam Elsadi has distant himself from Islamic extremism but still supporting fundamental principles of Islam.
Elsadi does not believe there are threats of terrorism in Malta but does not rule out extremism sympathisers among the local Muslim community.
The Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) have taken some precautions for this matter.

Laiq Ahmed Atif (the President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Malta, born in Pakistan) has said that even though Islam literally means peace, the action of some are far-off than peaceful, and has called for the "need to reform" Islamic culture.
He also adds that adherents of Islam "have a religious duty" to live in peace in Malta.
He encouraged reforming the process of refugees' integration such as by teaching the Maltese language and Maltese culture.
However Imam Elsadi has not conceded to the teaching of Maltese culture where it is contrary to Islamic traditions.
Elsadi and Ahmed Atif have both condemned the Charlie Hebdo shooting that took place in January 2015.
A protest was organised by the Muslim community right after Friday prayers in December 2015, at the Mariam Al-Batool Mosque, to distant themselves and the Islamic religion from every sort of terrorism were roughly around 100 muslims had attended.
This had further shown that during Friday prayers, when attendance should be at its peak, most muslims are not attending the Al-Batool Mosque.
According to Imam Elsadi several muslims in Malta are "ignorant" about Islam, and argues that since many muslims come from homogenous societies they find it hard to accept diversity in Maltese society, and even among other muslim ethnic group themselves.
The US embassy in Malta has stated that respect to religious freedom is guaranteed by the government of Malta and reports of "forced religious conversion" are absent. Mario Farrugia Borg, who works at the mosque, had stated that by being appointed as a personal secretariat at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and being a Christian convert to Islam he does not observe any discrimination. Imam El Sadi describes the Maltese society as "generous and tolerant". However, when a former Muslim, Khaled Baarl, had announced publicly on Xarabank his conversion from Islam to Christianity he was discriminated by exclusion from the Muslim community, and threatened to death by Syrian refugees.
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has some worrying reservations over "some groups" that promote radical sunni Islam in the form of salafism, and has largely relied on the Mariam Al-Batool Mosque's administration to help managing the crisis. The integration process of refugees within Maltese society has failed because of the large number of foreigners coming within a short period. Most refugees who arrive in Malta are from war-torn Islamic countries, some with fundamentalist ideologies, such as Libya, Somalia and Syria. Extremist remarks against western countries by muslims have been reported in the northern region of Malta. Mario Farrugia Borg, being a muslim himself, has called for drastic measures against "illegal migration". The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled against Joseph Muscat's opt for "pushback" of illegal migrants to Libya, despite the threat some refugees may present, as this goes against the fundamental human right principle of non-refoulement. Imam Elsadi has distant himself from Islamic extremism but still supporting fundamental principles of Islam. Elsadi does not believe there are threats of terrorism in Malta but does not rule out extremism sympathisers among the local Muslim community. The Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) have taken some precautions for this matter.
Laiq Ahmed Atif (the President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Malta, born in Pakistan) has said that even though Islam literally means peace, the action of some are far-off than peaceful, and has called for the "need to reform" Islamic culture. He also adds that adherents of Islam "have a religious duty" to live in peace in Malta. He encouraged reforming the process of refugees' integration such as by teaching the Maltese language and Maltese culture. However Imam Elsadi has not conceded to the teaching of Maltese culture where it is contrary to Islamic traditions. Elsadi and Ahmed Atif have both condemned the Charlie Hebdo shooting that took place in January 2015. A protest was organised by the Muslim community right after Friday prayers in December 2015, at the Mariam Al-Batool Mosque, to distant themselves and the Islamic religion from every sort of terrorism were roughly around 100 muslims had attended. This had further shown that during Friday prayers, when attendance should be at its peak, most muslims are not attending the Al-Batool Mosque. According to Imam Elsadi several muslims in Malta are "ignorant" about Islam, and argues that since many muslims come from homogenous societies they find it hard to accept diversity in Maltese society, and even among other muslim ethnic group themselves.
Mariam Al-Batool Mosque