Iran Linked Mosque Received £372,000 From Scottish Government
The Scottish government has provided £372,000 ($472,000) to a mosque that is affiliated with the Iranian regime, The Times reported on Thursday.
The Scottish government has provided £372,000 ($472,000) to a mosque that is affiliated with the Iranian regime, The Times reported on Thursday.
The Al-Mahdi Islamic Centre of Glasgow has been claimed to be an unauthorized base for the Islamic Republic's clerical government in Scotland.
It was reported last month that the Scottish government allocated over £193,000 to the Al-Mahdi charity foundation.
However, now it has been confirmed that the charity received almost double that amount in grants.
The revelation emerged after Russell Findlay, the Scottish Conservative Justice spokesman, brought the matter to the attention of ministers at Holyrood.
In response, Scottish Minister Mairi McAllan said: “The Al-Mahdi Foundation received £372,000 of Climate Change Fund grant funding for two projects between 2014 and 2020 to support awareness raising of climate change issues among disadvantaged and ethnic minority communities and to make their community building more energy efficient.”
The Al-Mahdi Islamic Centre of Glasgow is a sister outpost of the Islamic Centre of England in London.
There is an investigation underway by the British Charity Commission into the Islamic Center of England, which has direct ties with the Iranian regime.
Moreover, according to The Times, the organization may have been involved in anti-Israel agitation and pro-Hamas demonstrations in the UK.
Other Islamic centers in Europe, particularly in Germany, have also been linked to the Iranian regime in recent years.
