Exeter Mosque
History
The mosque's history began in 1976 when 15 York Road was purchased for use as a permanent place for meeting and prayer. Over time, as more space was needed 14 York Road was also purchased. Following a purchase of land from the adjacent school in the late 2000s, work began on a purpose-built mosque for Exeter's Muslim community. The current mosque opened in 2011 following three years of construction work, which cost approximately £1.7 million.
In 2018, the trustees of the mosque faced questions from the media regarding donations received from the cleric Sadiq Al-Ghariani.
Following the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, Exeter Mosque was one of the mosques where people stood guard in solidarity with the Muslim community.
References
- ^ "About us". Exeter Mosque Website. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "City mosque costing £1.7m opens". BBC. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Mosque denies extremism after donations". BBC News. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Bett, John; Richards, Alex (19 April 2018). "Exeter Mosque denies links to extremism after donations from radical cleric". devonlive. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Eve, Carl (16 March 2019). "Man stands guard at Exeter mosque protecting Muslims as they pray". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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