from Religion Media Centre
The Charity Commission has opened a regulatory compliance case after the National Secular Society complained about sermons allegedly promoting violence against women, the death penalty for gay people and execution for witchcraft.
The Times reports that sermons were published on the Hackney Islamic Community Centre’s YouTube channel in 2023, when it was known as Masjid Imam an-Nawawi, but have since been removed.
Times reporters have seen the videos, but they are no longer publicly available.
The Charity Commission is quoted confirming that concerns have been raised “about alleged sermons and social media content linked to Hackney Islamic Community Centre and we have opened a regulatory compliance case to further assess these. This will determine any next steps.”