{"id":6185,"date":"2015-10-29T12:41:52","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T12:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=6185"},"modified":"2015-10-29T12:41:52","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T12:41:52","slug":"uk-govt-rejects-plans-for-biggest-mosque-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/uk-govt-rejects-plans-for-biggest-mosque-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"UK govt rejects plans for biggest mosque in London"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Masjid-Ilyas\"<\/a>The British government has rejected the plans of building of the biggest mosque in the U.K Thursday.
\nThe Department for Communities and Local Government dismissed appeals of Islamic religious movement Tablighi Jamaat regarding the refusal of planning permission for the mosque in Newham in East London.
\nThe plans for the mosque, which would have accommodated 9,000 people, have been campaigned against since 1996, when the Tablighi Jamaat\u00a0 first bought the Newham site by various far-right groups, including the English Defence League (EDL).
\nThe final decision came after an appeal filed by the congregation following a rejection by the Newham Council in 2012.
\nThe council\u2019s decision had said the priority in the region was creating jobs and homes and a mosque of such size could not be built in the area because of the size of the mosque and its potential impact on traffic and parking.
\nThe Tablighi Jamaat is a global movement that calls for the application of Islamic teachings in everyday life. Based in Delhi, it was founded by Sheikh Muhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi in the 1920s.
\nThe group claims to have more than 20 million members worldwide.<\/p>\n

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