About Us

History

The Council of Mosques was launched in April 2001 at the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council Chamber and was formally constituted on the 13th of July 2002. The Council of Mosques acquired charity status in 2008 enabling it to engage on a more formal footing with statutory bodies and government departments such as the Home Office; Foreign & Commonwealth Office; London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority; the Local Authority; the Metropolitan Police Authority, and the NHS Primary Care Trust to name a few. In 2009 the Council of Mosques began expanding and diversifying its activities to include employment and funding.

Aims & Objectives

The promotion of religious and racial harmony for the benefit of the public by:

Educating the public in different religious beliefs including an awareness of their distinctive features and their common ground to promote good relations between persons of different faiths and of different racial groups
Promoting knowledge and mutual understanding between different religious and racial groups
Providing a closer network and co-operation between the Mosques, service providers and faith communities
Providing advice on community issues