This weekend, over 80 British mosques are offering tours and tea as part of the Visit My Mosque Day event organized by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB).
According to the MCB, an umbrella body for 500 mosques, schools and associations in Britain, the event aims to “provide a platform for Muslims to reach out to fellow Britons and explain their faith and community beyond the hostile headlines.”
Two of the UK’s oldest mosques, the Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking, Surrey, and the Abdullah Quilliam Mosque in Liverpool are participating in this year’s event. Mosques in the cities of London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Cardiff, Belfast, Plymouth and Canterbury are also involved in the initiative.
