Clerics & Preachers

Iranian regime’s nerve centre in the UK received £240,000 in taxpayer-funded furlough cash The Islamic Centre of England projects Tehran’s ‘subversion’ in Britain, a think tank claims

(GB News) An Islamic charity dubbed the “nerve centre” of the Iranian regime received over £240,000 in furlough scheme cash during the Covid pandemic, a new report has revealed today. The Islamic Centre [of] England, which occupies a converted cinema in Maida […]

Clerics & Preachers

Iran influence in London poses threat to British society, report warns Policy Exchange paper names Islamic Centre of England as 'UK nerve centre' for Tehran's campaign

(National-UAE) Iran’s malign influence in the UK poses a “multidimensional threat to British society” with the government being urged to take urgent action to counter it, an influential think tank has stated. The paper, which was written before Iran’s missile attack on […]

Academics & Education

Iranian school in London that sparked antisemitism fears served with closure notice Exclusive: Department for Education confirms a 'deregistration notice' sent to School of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Brent.

(Jewish News) A north London Iranian school where children were filmed allegedly being encouraged to use antisemitic Islamist chants in the playground has been served with a closure notice, Jewish News can reveal. The Department for Education has confirmed it has issued […]

Government & Politics

Islamic charity linked to Iran shuts weeks after watchdog tried to take control Islamic Centre of England tells worshippers it has suspended activities until further notice

(National-UAE) A British charity run by the UK representative of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader, has closed only weeks after the aid watchdog removed its trustees. The Charity Commission this month announced it had removed the trustees from the board […]

Government & Politics

Calls for UK to close ‘Iran-run’ Islamic Centre of England as watchdog removes trustees London-based office of charity was warned after speaker praised IRGC's Qassem Suleimani

(National-UAE) Calls are being made to close a British charity run by the UK representative of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after the aid watchdog removed its trustees. The Charity Commission announced on Wednesday it had removed the trustees from the […]

Context

IRGC has ‘outreach center’ in historically Jewish district of London — report Director of Islamic Centre of England reportedly called anti-regime Iranians 'soldiers of Satan'

(i24) Iran’s notorious Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has an outreach center in London, located in a historically Jewish district of the British capital, the Jewish Chronicle reported on Friday. Tory lawmaker Alicia Kearns urged Downing Street to shutter the Islamic Centre […]

Law Enforcement

UK campaigner investigated over praise for dead Iranian commander Suleimani Police investigate after London centre's candlelit vigil earns rebuke from charity regulators

(National-UAE) British police are investigating whether the founder of a human rights group broke terrorism laws by praising Iranian general Qassem Suleimani after his death in a US drone strike. The National reported last week that charity regulators censured an Islamic centre […]