05 March 2012

Olympic mega-mosque opposition campaign relaunched in West Ham

Opposition to 9,500 capacity mosque and Islamic enclave of homes, shops and business units unveiled at recent site exhibition This morning sees the launch of a new campaign against the proposed 9,500 capacity mega-mosque at West Ham, close to the site of the Olympic Stadium and Park.

.... At a recent site exhibition, the Islamic sect behind the proposed mosque Tablighi Jama'at revealed a development that includes an eight-storey high mosque, 45 metre-high minarets, apartments, and retail and business units. Visitors were informed that the formal planning application is to be submitted imminently.

"People think wrongly that the mosque project is dead but it has never gone away," said Alan Craig, leader of the MegaMosqueNoThanks team and a local Newham resident. "It went off the radar for some months but now it's back." [EuropeNews] Read more