Green Lane Masjid, a Birmingham mosque that Channel 4's Dispatches documentary Undercover Mosques investigated for extremist preaching. Through 2015 the opening said the mosque "featured in Channel 4's Dispatches programme Undercover Mosques, which documented Islamist extremism in British mosques including preachers advocating violence, anti-semitism, sexism and homophobia." Today the word appears 0 times in the opening, though it survives once in the body. A reader today does not learn that an investigative documentary recorded preachers at this mosque advocating antisemitism.
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Green Lane Masjid , commonly referred to as 'Green Lane Mosque', was established in the 1970s, is one of Birmingham's and Britain 's major mosques, and the national headquarters of People of hadith .1The Masjid occupies a prominent corner site in Green Lane, Small Heath , Birmingham, with one of the buildings having been constructed as a public library and baths , designed by local architects Martin & Chamberlain and built in the redbrick and terracotta Gothic-Jacobean style, between 1893 and 1902. It is a Grade II listed building .2The complex includes prayer halls for men and women, a community hall, madrasah, library, shop, some accommodation, and provides funeral services to the local Muslim community.3It was also one of the main mosques that featured in Channel 4's Dispatches programme Undercover Mosques, which documented Islamist extremism in British mosques including preachers advocating violence, anti-semitism , sexism and homophobia.4West Midlands Police subsequently investigated the programme, feeling there may have been a mis-representation of the mosque, that could have incited religious hatred, though Ofcom later reported that the programme had "accurately represented the material it had gathered and dealt with the subject matter responsibly and in context".5
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The Markazi Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith UK , commonly referred to as Green Lane Mosque , is one of Birmingham's and Britain 's major mosques. Established in the 1970s, the Masjid occupies a prominent corner site in Green Lane, Small Heath , Birmingham. One of the buildings had been constructed as a public library and baths , designed by local architects Martin & Chamberlain and built in the redbrick and terracotta Gothic-Jacobean style between 1893 and 1902. It is a Grade II listed building . The complex includes prayer halls for men and women, a community hall, madrasah, library, shop, some accommodation, and it also provides funeral services to the local Muslim community. It was also one of the main mosques that featured in Channel 4's Dispatches programme Undercover Mosque , which investigated religious extremism in British mosques including preachers advocating violence, anti-Semitism , sexism and homophobia. West Midlands Police subsequently investigated the programme, feeling there may have been a misrepresentation of the mosque that could have incited religious hatred. The mosque works closely with Birmingham City Council , West Midlands Police and local emergency services and, in 2007, came second in a national competition run by the British Islam Channel to find the country's 'Model Mosque'.Dispatches - Undercover Mosque "Tips given on fire and road safety" .
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Green Lane Masjid & Community Centre (GLMCC), is a mosque in Birmingham , linked to the Ahl-i Hadith Salafi movement .Established in the 1970s, it has been a registered charity in England since 2008. The Masjid occupies a prominent corner site in Green Lane, Small Heath , Birmingham. One of the buildings was originally constructed as a public library and baths , designed by local architects Martin & Chamberlain and built in the redbrick and terracotta Gothic-Jacobean style between 1893 and 1902. It is a Grade II listed building . The complex includes prayer halls for men and women, a community hall, madrasah, library, shop, and some accommodation. It also provides funeral services to the local Muslim community. Muslims in Britain . 25 April 2015 .National Heritage List for England .
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Former public baths and library complex and current Muslim centre in Birmingham Green Lane Masjid & Community Centre (GLMCC), is a mosque in Birmingham . It has been a registered charity in England since 2008. The Masjid occupies a prominent corner site in Green Lane, Small Heath , Birmingham. The complex includes prayer halls for men and women, a community hall, madrasah, library, shop, and some accommodation. It also provides funeral services to the local Muslim community. In a 2007 national competition to find the country's 'Model Mosque' run by the British Islam Channel , the mosque came second, behind the Madni Jamia Masjid . Muslims in Britain . 25 April 2015 . "Registered charities in England and Wales, charity details: Green Lane Masjid And Community Centre" .
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Former public baths and library complex and current Muslim centre in Birmingham Green Lane Masjid & Community Centre (GLMCC), is a mosque in Birmingham . It has been a registered charity in England since 2008. The Masjid occupies a prominent corner site in Green Lane, Small Heath , Birmingham. The complex includes prayer halls for men and women, a community hall, madrasah , library, shop, and some accommodation. It also provides funeral services to the local Muslim community. In a 2007 national competition to find the country's 'Model Mosque' run by the British Islam Channel , the mosque came second, behind the Madni Jamia Masjid . Muslims in Britain . 25 April 2015 . "Registered charities in England and Wales, charity details: Green Lane Masjid And Community Centre" .
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established in the 1970s
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mosque in birmingham
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