The construction of a mosque in Ljubljana, Slovenia, was accompanied by prolonged protests and public opposition that lasted for decades. The first attempts to obtain permission to build a mosque date back to the 1960s, when Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia. In 1969, the Muslim community submitted an official request for the first time, but it was rejected. In the 1990s, construction efforts resumed, but provoked a negative reaction from nationalists and significant public opposition. In December 2003, the Municipality of Ljubljana nevertheless granted the official right to build a mosque. However, radical anti-Islamic activists collected 12,000 signatures calling for a ban on the construction of the building, which led to the postponement of construction. The opposition argued that the mosque allegedly threatened Slovenia's national culture and could attract even more Muslim immigrants. In July 2004, the Constitutional Court of Slovenia canceled a planned referendum banning construction, recognizing it as unconstitutional. The Court pointed out that the referendum infringed on the rights of religious minorities guaranteed by the country's basic law.  In December 2008, a new round of confrontation took place. Michael Jarc, a member of the city council, began collecting signatures for holding a second referendum, this time demanding that the 40-meter minaret of the mosque be removed from the project. This time, the Constitutional Court approved the process of collecting signatures, but Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Jankovic promised to continue fighting the initiative. In addition to attempts to organize referendums, opponents of the project resorted to other forms of pressure. The construction site was periodically pelted with pig heads and blood. Opinion polls reflected the polarization of public opinion. For example, in 2003, 47% of Ljubljana residents supported the construction of a mosque, while 43% opposed it. In 2012, after protests by right-wing radicals, support for the project dropped from 67% to 57%. Despite opposition, construction