Exeter Mosque
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| Exeter Mosque & Cultural Centre | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | 12-13 York Road, Exeter |
| Country | England |
  Location in Devon | |
| Geographic coordinates | 50°43′45″N 3°31′30″W / 50.729272°N 3.525023°W |
Exeter Mosque & Cultural Centre is a mosque in the City of Exeter, in Devon, England.
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.[1] The current mosque opened in 2011 following three years of construction work, which cost approximately £1.7 million.[2]
In 2018, the trustees of the mosque faced questions from the media regarding donations received from the cleric Sadiq Al-Ghariani.[3][4]
Following the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, Exeter Mosque was one of the mosques where people stood guard in solidarity with the Muslim community.[5]
References
- ^ "About us". Exeter Mosque Website. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ^ "City mosque costing £1.7m opens". BBC. 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "Mosque denies extremism after donations". BBC News. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ Bett, John; Richards, Alex (2018-04-19). "Exeter Mosque denies links to extremism after donations from radical cleric". devonlive. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ Eve, Carl (2019-03-16). "Man stands guard at Exeter mosque protecting Muslims as they pray". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
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