North London Central Mosque
| Finsbury Park Mosque | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Finsbury Park, London United Kingdom |
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| Website | http://www.finsburyparkmosque.org |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Completed | 1990s |
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| Minaret(s) | 1 |
The Finsbury Park Mosque is a mosque located in Finsbury Park, London, London Borough of Islington, England.
The mosque was affected by leadership disputes in the 1990s, allowing extremist Islamist preachers (many of whom were refugees from the Algerian Civil War) to take it over. In 1996 they installed Abu Hamza al-Masri as imam of the mosque, which subsequently developed a reputation as a centre of radical Islamism in London.[1]
In 2014, HSBC bank closed North London Central Mosque's bank account.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Several reliable sources report that HSBC closed it because it donated some amount of money to the State of Palestine during the 2014 Israel–Gaza war.[9][10][11]
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History and location
The main building was opened in 1994 in a ceremony attended by Prince Charles. The mosque is located opposite Finsbury Park station, close to Arsenal Football Club's Emirates Stadium, in the London Borough of Islington.[12]
Former terrorism links
Al Qaeda operatives including "shoebomber" Richard Reid and Zacarias Moussaoui attended the mosque.[13] In 2002, The Guardian reported that weapons training had taken place inside the building.[14]
Wood Green ricin plot
In 2003, over one hundred armed police raided the building as part of the investigation into the alleged Wood Green ricin plot.[15] Abu Hamza al-Masri was eventually jailed for seven years in 2006 after being convicted of inciting murder and race hate.[16] Later, he was deported to the United States to face justice for terrorism charges after a ten-year battle in the British courts based on his "indefinite leave to remain in the UK", which was granted to him by the previous Conservative government. He was eventually sentenced to life in prison.[17]
Beslan Siege
Individuals involved in the Beslan Siege were linked to the mosque.[18]
Change of leadership
Following the 2003 raid, the mosque was reclaimed by those including representatives of the Muslim Association of Britain, who installed a new board of trustees and imam.[19] Mohammed Kozbar is currently the chair of the mosque. The mosque now offers courses open to the general public. It is open for public visits, awareness weeks and community open days.[20]
See also
- Islam in London
- Islamism in London
- Islam in the United Kingdom
- Timeline of Islamic history
- Islamic architecture
- Islamic art
- Islamism
- Islamic terrorism
- List of mosques
- Londonistan
References
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- ↑ North London Central Mosque Trust - About us
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- ↑ Global Politician - Finsbury Park: Inside the British Jihad
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