Banbury Mosque
52°03′42″N 1°19′30″W / 52.06167°N 1.32500°W
Banbury Mosque is a Mosque located in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.[1] In September 2008 the Mosque was given permission to expand its size to allow women to pray[2] however the expansion received some criticism from Banbury citizens.[3] In July 2009 Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, the imam of the Masjid al-Haram, the holiest Mosque of Islam which is located in Mecca gave a speech in Banbury.[4] The Ash-Shifa School girls Islamic school is located within the grounds of Banbury Mosque.[5]