Located in a town in the north of France, the Béthune mosque is an alloy of local culture and Arab-Muslim architecture. Minaret, dome and arcades are superimposed on the hand-molded brick facades, a typically local material.

The semicircular arch used to design the facades is the same one found in the city’s heritage buildings. This building places an image of serene insertion in its physical context as well as in the architectural history of its city.

The cultural part comes to envelop the religious part like the dear blade envelope. This reflects the Western view of worship in which religion is a private sphere.