‘A beacon of peace’: London’s oldest mosque celebrates centenary
The Fazl Mosque was granted listed status by Historic England in 2018. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe Fazl Mosque was granted listed status by Historic England in 2018. The journalists who attended the opening ceremony witnessed the mosque’s large black doors being opened with a silver key.
- ▪The Fazl Mosque was granted listed status by Historic England in 2018.
- ▪Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe Fazl Mosque was granted listed status by Historic England in 2018.
- ▪The journalists who attended the opening ceremony witnessed the mosque’s large black doors being opened with a silver key.
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The Fazl Mosque was granted listed status by Historic England in 2018. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe Fazl Mosque was granted listed status by Historic England in 2018. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianIslam‘A beacon of peace’: London’s oldest mosque celebrates centenary Fazl Mosque was used as an air raid shelter in the war – but that is not its only link to a pivotal moment in world historyDiane TaylorSat 3 Oct 2026 01.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 3 Oct 2026 01.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleExactly 100 years ago the Guardian wrote about the opening of London’s first mosque, an impressive white building surrounded by immaculate flower gardens in the heart of south London suburbia.A report described the mosque, in its incongruous…
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