UK’s largest Muslim event goes ahead with added security as hate crime rises
The 2025 Jalsa Salana festival in Alton, Hampshire. Photograph: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community/PAView image in fullscreenThe 2025 Jalsa Salana festival in Alton, Hampshire. Not for a second,” said Rafiq Hayat, the head of the UK chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, which organises the festival.View image in fullscreenRafiq Hayat, head of the UK chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
- ▪The 2025 Jalsa Salana festival in Alton, Hampshire.
- ▪Photograph: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community/PAView image in fullscreenThe 2025 Jalsa Salana festival in Alton, Hampshire.
- ▪Not for a second,” said Rafiq Hayat, the head of the UK chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, which organises the festival.View image in fullscreenRafiq Hayat, head of the UK chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
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The 2025 Jalsa Salana festival in Alton, Hampshire. Photograph: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community/PAView image in fullscreenThe 2025 Jalsa Salana festival in Alton, Hampshire. Photograph: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community/PAIslamUK’s largest Muslim event goes ahead with added security as hate crime risesJalsa Salana in Hampshire has had enhanced support from police, emergency services and local authoritiesAamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondentSat 25 Jul 2026 01.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleSecurity has been increased by several hundred additional staff at the UK’s largest Muslim convention, Jalsa Salana, alongside enhanced coordination with police, emergency services and local authorities, against a backdrop of growing anti-Muslim sentiment.Last month, another big Islamic gathering was…
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