The high percentage of Muslims in the population of Roubaix was utilized by Al-Qaeda in the mid-1990’s to recruit for a French cell of the terror group, referred to as ‘Gang de Roubaix.’ For such a small city, Roubaix has a surprising number of mosques. Due to the lack of many public transport stops, it is hard to determine how relatively accessible Roubaix’s mosque are compared to other institutions. More about Roubaix, or Roubaix’s Islamic Schools.

Explore the map below of the mosques of Roubaix: