On 1 February 2015 a mosque in Streatham, South London, could not participate in the Muslim Council of Britain’s national #VisitMyMosque day. The mosque was not listed in the list of participating institutions.
The following is a statement from the Chairman for the South London Islamic Centre responds to Cathy Newman misunderstanding:
We were sorry to hear that Channel 4’s Cathy Newman was allegedly ‘ushered out’ of our mosque and Islamic centre. That is certainly not our policy, and we have a track record of welcoming people to our mosque. We do not know who did this, and we will review our procedures. Our mosque has men and women worshippers.
The South London Islamic Centre has held and will continue to hold open days. As a small mosque, voluntarily manned, we did not have the resources to take part in the Muslim Council of Britain’s ‘Visit My Mosque’ day, even though we would dearly have loved to. With longer notice, we hope to take part in the future. In the meantime, we would extend an open invitation to Ms Newman, and anyone else. We are a small institution, but nevertheless one that welcomes our guests.
Mohammed Aslam Ijaz
Chairman – Council of Trustees
South London Islamic Centre
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