Finsbury Park Mosque

Finsbury Park Mosque Finsbury Park mosque in Finsbury Park, London, England was built c. 1990 to serve the large Muslim population in the area. The mosque became associated with radical Islamism in the early 2000s, in particular related to its association with Abu Hamza al-Masri . The Charity Commission expressed concerns about the management of the mosque, and its apparent use for political activities. On January 20 , 2003 the mosque was raided by British police, apparently as part of the investigation into the discovery of ricin in Wood Green . A number of men who were apparently living at the mosque were arrested. On February 4 , 2003, Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri was removed from his position as an agent of the mosque. The Observer revealed that 46-year-old Kamel Rabat Bouralha attended the mosque. Bouralha, with UK citizens Osman Larussi and Yacine Benalia , were loyal to Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev . Basayev has boasted of training the men who took control of the school and wired it with explosives. Investigators believe that the three men, all Algerian-born, travelled to Chechnya from London to take part in fighting there in 2001. Like Bouralha, they are believed to have attended Finsbury Park mosque and to have joined the network of groups loyal to Basayev on arrival in Chechnya.

The interior of the dome inside the North London Central Mosque 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. 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 . British Broadcast Corporation . : CS1 maint: extra punctuation ( link ) Dominic Laurie (30 July 2014). "Race row as HSBC accused of Islamaphobia after telling high profile Muslim groups it will close down accounts" .

Mosque in north London, England The Finsbury Park Mosque , also known as the North London Central Mosque , is a five-storey mosque located next to Finsbury Park station close to Arsenal Football Club 's Emirates Stadium , in the London Borough of Islington . Finsbury Park Mosque is registered as a charity in England, serving the local community in Islington and the surrounding boroughs of North London. The mosque gained national attention when Abu Hamza al-Masri , a radical preacher, became its imam in 1997. In 2003, the mosque was closed by its trustees following an anti-terrorist police raid, and re-opened in 2005 under new leadership.

Mosque in north London, England The Finsbury Park Mosque , also known as the North London Central Mosque , is a five-storey mosque located next to Finsbury Park station close to Arsenal Football Club 's Emirates Stadium , in the London Borough of Islington . Finsbury Park Mosque is registered as a charity in England, serving the local community in Islington and the surrounding boroughs of North London. The mosque gained national attention when Abu Hamza al-Masri , a radical preacher, became its imam in 1997. In 2003, the mosque was closed by its trustees following an anti-terrorist police raid, and re-opened in 2005 under new leadership.

Mosque in north London, England The Finsbury Park Mosque , also known as the North London Central Mosque , is a five-storey mosque located next to Finsbury Park station close to Arsenal Football Club 's Emirates Stadium , in the London Borough of Islington . It serves the local community in Islington and the surrounding boroughs of North London, and it is registered as a charity in England. The mosque gained national attention when Abu Hamza al-Masri , a radical preacher, became its imam in 1997. In 2003, the mosque was closed by its trustees following an anti-terrorist police raid, and re-opened in 2005 under new leadership.