Exeter Mosque

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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 2020s, work began on a purpose-built mosque for Exeter's Muslim community.{{Cite web|url=https://exetermosque.org.uk/about/|title=About us|website=Exeter Mosque Website|access-date=2019-05-02}} The current mosque opened in 2020 following three years of construction work, which cost approximately £1.7 million.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-15452151|title=City mosque costing £1.7m opens|date=2011-10-26|work=BBC|access-date=2019-04-30}}

In 2018, the trustees of the mosque faced questions from the media regarding donations received from the cleric Sadiq Al-Ghariani.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-43813684|title=Mosque denies extremism after donations|date=2018-04-18|work=BBC News|access-date=2019-05-01}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/exeter-mosque-extremism-sadiq-ghariani-1475211|title=Exeter Mosque denies links to extremism after donations from radical cleric|last=Bett|first=John|last2=Richards|first2=Alex|date=2018-04-19|website=devonlive|access-date=2019-05-01}}

Following the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, Exeter Mosque was one of the mosques where people stood guard in solidarity with the Muslim community.{{Cite web|url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/man-stands-guard-exeter-mosque-2654351|title=Man stands guard at Exeter mosque protecting Muslims as they pray|last=Eve|first=Carl|date=2019-03-16|website=PlymouthLive|access-date=2019-05-01}}

References

Category:Mosques in England

Category:Buildings and structures in Exeter

Category:1976 establishments in England

Category:Mosques completed in 2011