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Related: About this forum'Mosque's terror links' investigated by Charity Commission
In a letter seen by BBC London, the commission says it is beginning a statutory inquiry into the Masjid-al-Tawhid mosque in Leyton.
It comes as liberal Imam Dr Usama Hasan resigned from the mosque following death threats for teaching about evolution and women's rights.
The mosque has declined to comment.
In the letter, the Charity Commission states the investigation will look at whether the Masjid-al-Tawhid Trust "allowed individuals with potential links to terrorist organisations to use the charity to promote and/or express extremist views; and/or the trustees have taken appropriate steps to safeguard the reputation of the charity."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18355721
It comes as liberal Imam Dr Usama Hasan resigned from the mosque following death threats for teaching about evolution and women's rights.
The mosque has declined to comment.
In the letter, the Charity Commission states the investigation will look at whether the Masjid-al-Tawhid Trust "allowed individuals with potential links to terrorist organisations to use the charity to promote and/or express extremist views; and/or the trustees have taken appropriate steps to safeguard the reputation of the charity."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18355721
Some more of the attacks on Dr. Hasan here: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/imam-fears-nutters-could-kill-him-for-preaching-evolution-6574985.html . He occassionally writes for The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/usamahasan
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'Mosque's terror links' investigated by Charity Commission (Original Post)
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 2012
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cbayer
(146,218 posts)1. What exactly is the Charity Commission?
muriel_volestrangler
(101,361 posts)2. The national body that regulates charities
It makes sure they follow the laws for charities - eg no political campaigning, that a claim to be a religious group is true (the Scientologists, for instance, are not recognised as a charity, since they charge people for membership and access, while a religion is meant to be open and free to everyone), and all charities have to submit accounts to them, so they can check they are genuinely run for the benefit of others.
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/
cbayer
(146,218 posts)3. What effect does their determination have?
muriel_volestrangler
(101,361 posts)4. I think they'd be able to remove the trustees who run the mosque
and, depending on what they find, they can of course pass it on to the police.