Mosque in the spotlight

Finsbury Park mosque has come under the spotlight several times for alleged links to Muslim terror suspects. BBC Home Affairs reporter Danny Shaw profiles the controversial place of worship in London.
BBC, Jan. 20, 2003
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The North London Central mosque, based in Finsbury Park, is inextricably linked with its controversial cleric, or imam, Sheikh faces expulsion as cleric of the North London Central mosque by the Charity Commission for making “inflammatory and highly political” speeches at prayers.

The mosque was raided by police on 20 January and seven people were arrested as part of an ongoing anti-terrorist investigation linked to the discovery of highly toxic ricin at a north London address two weeks earlier.

It is situated a corner-kick away from Highbury – the home of Arsenal Football Club – serves a diverse community of Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Algerians and Egyptians.

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