Fears over revival of mega-mosque plan
This is the headline to a piece in today’s Evening Standard reporting on the proposed Tablighi Jamaat markaz in Newham in East London.
This is the headline to a piece in today’s Evening Standard reporting on the proposed Tablighi Jamaat markaz in Newham in East London.
Islamic leaders hoping to push through plans to build a permanent ‘mega-mosque’ in West Ham have denied claims they could be thrown off the site. Tablighi Jama’at already occupies an area of Canning Road and has proposed erecting a 9,500 … Continue reading
Opposition to 9,500 capacity mosque and Islamic enclave of homes, shops and business units unveiled at recent site exhibition This morning sees the launch of a new campaign against the proposed 9,500 capacity mega-mosque at West Ham, close to the … Continue reading
Fresh proposals for a permanent mosque risk turning part of West Ham into an “Islamic ghetto”, say opponents. A public exhibition was held by Tablighi Jamaat in Stratford in a bid to gather support for the Riverine Centre in Canning Road – … Continue reading
A Muslim scholar who has courted controversy in Islamic circles for his progressive views on women has stepped into the equally fiery territory of contemporary architecture. Taj Hargey is an imam and the director of the Muslim Educational Centre of … Continue reading
The right-wing evangelical Christian Institute has a piece (“Sharia is good for women, claims Muslim lawyer”) attacking Aina Khan, head of the sharia law division at Manchester-based legal firm Russell Jones & Walker. The idea of the CI, which has campaigned vigorously for … Continue reading
Christian Voice have announced that that on 1 October they will be holding another public prayer meeting in Newham against the building of a so-called “mega-mosque” by Tablighi Jamaat – a peaceful and non-political movement described by Christian Voice as “a … Continue reading
Yes, it’s yet another report on the dangers of “Sharia courts” – this one (“Sharia: a law unto itself?”) in the Sunday Telegraph by Jonathan Wynne-Jones, the paper’s religious affairs correspondent. Wynne-Jones was given the opportunity to observe the workings of a … Continue reading
The English Defence League’s long-trailed protest in the East London borough of Tower Hamlets (see here, here and here) is now scheduled to take place on Saturday 27 August. As we have previously noted, the proposal for a demonstration in an area described by … Continue reading
An Islamic group planning a so-called “mega mosque” in West Ham have won a challenge to keep their current base open. Leaders of Tablighi Jamaat were bidding to overturn an enforcement notice served on their Riverine Centre in Canning Road … Continue reading