On 18 and 20 December 2008, the closure of an Islamic cultural centre that housed a mosque in the Herrgården neighborhood of the Malmö district of Rosengård, in southern Sweden, caused hundreds of youths to riot against police.
"[2] Rioting was sparked when the owner of a building in Rosengård decided not to renew the lease on the space used by the Islamiska Kulturföreningen (The Islamic Culture Association).
[2] The directors of the mosque and cultural center turned over the keys and vacated the premises, but angry youths occupied the building's basement in protest.
[2][4] Rioting continued for two nights; additional police had to be called in form Gothenburg and Stockholm to quell the violence.
[5] After two nights of rioting, 200 adult Malmö residents organized by the Islamiska kulturföreningen moved into the streets to mediate, causing the youthful rioters to desist.