▁mos que , ▁the ▁Community ▁set ▁a ▁visible ▁presence ▁of ▁Muslim s ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁years ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁the ▁A hm adi y ya ▁Muslim ▁Community ▁grew ▁primarily ▁due ▁to ▁imm igration ▁from ▁Pakistan . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁Mah m ood ▁Mos que ▁was ▁becoming ▁too ▁small ▁to ▁house ▁its ▁members . ▁As ▁a ▁consequence , ▁the ▁Community ▁began ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁place , ▁for ▁another ▁mos que . ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁Community ▁found ▁a ▁suitable ▁place , ▁a ▁join ery ▁in ▁Ha ü ser n , ▁a ▁ham let ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁W ig ol ting en , ▁in ▁Th urg au . ▁The ▁national ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁A hm adi y ya ▁Muslim ▁Community ▁of ▁Switzerland , ▁W . ▁T arn ut zer , ▁wrote ▁to ▁the ▁cal i ph , ▁in ▁London , ▁request ing ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁project . ▁After ▁appro ving ▁the ▁project , ▁the ▁Community ▁proposed ▁the ▁project ▁to ▁the ▁municipal ▁government . ▁On ▁one ▁hand ▁the ▁council ▁disapp ro ved ▁the ▁project ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁other , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁residents ▁in ▁the ▁neighbourhood ▁began ▁to ▁collect ▁sign atures ▁against ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁The ▁Community ▁organized ▁an ▁inform ational ▁event ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁negative ▁reaction . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁self - port ray al , ▁the ▁event ▁featured ▁positive ▁remarks ▁from ▁a ▁non - Mus lim ▁journalist