Exeter Mosque

Exeter Mosque & Cultural Centre is a mosque in the City of Exeter, in Devon, England.

Exeter Mosque & Cultural Centre
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
Location12-13 York Road, Exeter
CountryEngland
Location in Devon
Geographic coordinates50.729272°N 3.525023°W / 50.729272; -3.525023

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
  1. "About us". Exeter Mosque Website. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  2. "City mosque costing £1.7m opens". BBC. 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  3. "Mosque denies extremism after donations". BBC News. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  4. Bett, John; Richards, Alex (2018-04-19). "Exeter Mosque denies links to extremism after donations from radical cleric". devonlive. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  5. 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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