Charity Commission launches inquiry into Islamic Centre of England

It has been reported that the Charity Commission is launching an investigation into the Islamic Centre of England. 

According to an investigation by the JC, the Centre recently hosted Ayatollah Hadavi Tehrani who, in 2012, reportedly claimed that “Zionists” were responsible for the massacre of Rohungya Muslims in Myanmar. 

In 2020, the Centre’s Director, Seyed Moosavi, who is also believed to be a representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader in the UK, publicly honoured Qasem Soleimani, a former general of the Iranian terrorist group, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as a “dedicated soldier of Islam”. 

In 2019, following a gruelling effort over several years by Campaign Against Antisemitism and our allies, Hizballah, an antisemitic Islamist group backed by the IRGC, was proscribed by the British Government.

Mr Moosavi is also reported to have referred to protesters in Iran as “soldiers of Satan”, which is understood to have triggered the Charity Commission’s investigation into the charity. 

The Centre also allegedly supports the highly controversial annual “Al Quds Day” march in London, which was the brainchild of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the antisemitic theocratic regime in Iran. The march often features antisemitic chants and signs in the crowd.

The Centre is located in North West London, just minutes from several synagogues in the area.

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