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The mosque made international headlines when it was reported that ], the so called "shoe bomber" had attended the mosque. Abdul Haqq Baker, chairman of mosque, told the '']'' that Reid came to the mosque to learn about Islam, but soon fell in with what he called "more extreme elements".<ref></ref> Some commentators described Brixton Mosque as having a reputation for being one of the most ] and uncompromising in London.<ref></ref> In reaction, members of the mosque sought to explain their beliefs and practice of pure Islam.
The mosque made international headlines when it was reported that ], the so called "shoe bomber" had attended the mosque. Abdul Haqq Baker, chairman of mosque, told the '']'' that Reid came to the mosque to learn about Islam, but soon fell in with what he called "more extreme elements".<ref></ref> Some commentators described Brixton Mosque as having a reputation for being one of the most ] and uncompromising in London.<ref></ref> In reaction, members of the mosque sought to explain their beliefs and practice of pure Islam.
] made his initial steps into radical indoctrination in Brixton Mosque, where he met future "shoe bomber" Richard Reid, though he was expelled from the mosque after he turned up wearing combat fatigues and a backpack, and pressured the cleric to give him information on joining the '']''.
], who was convicted of conspiring to kill citizens of the USA as part of the ], terrorist attacks, made his initial steps into radical indoctrination in Brixton Mosque, where he met future "shoe bomber" Richard Reid, though he was expelled from the mosque after he turned up wearing combat fatigues and a backpack, and pressured the cleric to give him information on joining the '']''.
], radical Muslim cleric who preached in the UK until imprisoned for stirring up hatred and later deported to Jamaica in 2007, was associated with the Brixton Mosque and began preaching to crowds of up to 500 people, but was ousted by its ] administration in 1993.
], radical Muslim cleric who preached in the UK until imprisoned for stirring up hatred and later deported to Jamaica in 2007, was associated with the Brixton Mosque and began preaching to crowds of up to 500 people, but was ousted by its ] administration in 1993.
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The Brixton Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre (the "Brixton Mosque", or "Masjid ibn Taymeeyah") is located in Gresham Road in Brixton, South London, England, close to Brixton Police Station. The mosque has facilities for both men and women and space for 400 worshippers during prayer. Opened in 1990, Brixton Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in South London. The mosque provides religious, social, and financial support to its members.
The mosque made international headlines when it was reported that Richard Reid, the so called "shoe bomber" had attended the mosque. Abdul Haqq Baker, chairman of mosque, told the BBC that Reid came to the mosque to learn about Islam, but soon fell in with what he called "more extreme elements". Some commentators described Brixton Mosque as having a reputation for being one of the most fundamentalist and uncompromising in London. In reaction, members of the mosque sought to explain their beliefs and practice of pure Islam.
Zacarias Moussaoui, who was convicted of conspiring to kill citizens of the USA as part of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, made his initial steps into radical indoctrination in Brixton Mosque, where he met future "shoe bomber" Richard Reid, though he was expelled from the mosque after he turned up wearing combat fatigues and a backpack, and pressured the cleric to give him information on joining the jihad.
Abdullah el-Faisal, radical Muslim cleric who preached in the UK until imprisoned for stirring up hatred and later deported to Jamaica in 2007, was associated with the Brixton Mosque and began preaching to crowds of up to 500 people, but was ousted by its Salafi administration in 1993.
Afterward, he gave a lecture he called The Devil's Deception of the Saudi Salafis, scorning the Salafi Muslims, (especially the members of the Brixton Mosque), calling them hypocrites and apostates (takfir).
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