Mosque warned over posts after 7 October attacks

(BBC) A mosque has been given an official warning by the charity regulator over what it called “involvement in inflammatory and divisive communications.”

The Charity Commission for England and Wales criticised the Central Oxford Mosque Society for “failing to prevent their platforms being misused to communicate inappropriate material.”

It relates to posts shared on the charity’s social media following the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.

The BBC has contacted the Central Oxford Mosque Society for comment.

In its report, the Charity Commission found information on what to do if arrested at a protest and advertisements for a specific private solicitor’s firm had been posted by the mosque.

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