London Muslim Centre
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The London Muslim Centre (preferably known as LMC) is a British centre for Muslims and non-Muslims. The cost totaled to a large amount of £9,000,000.
The money has been contributed by some organizations but mostly individuals have all been giving and collecting money for it. It was opened on 11th of June. It aims to let Islam and other faiths get dialogue with each other. On the opening day an impressive amount of people arrived. There was a fairground for children and many guests had arrived at the opening. The Shaykh Abdur-Rahman al-Sudays, Imam of the Ka’aba in Mecca (Islam’s holiest mosque) had also come from Saudi Arabia to open the centre. He told the thousands that had gathered that day that this was a shining example of how the British Muslim community were taking great steps forward to achieving community cohesion.
The mosque leaders that day said: '"This uniquely British Muslim centre will bolster London’s reputation as a vibrant and diverse international city."'
Amongst the guests were Racial Equality Minister Fiona Mactaggert, Trevor Phillips, the chair of the Commission for Racial Equality and senior officials from the Muslim Council for Great Britain. Prince Charles, who was in Washington for the funeral of the former US president Ronald Reagan, sent a video message of support.
The building is a six-story building. It has a gym, a library, an Islamic restaurant, a créche and classrooms. There are many lessons/ courses that take place within the classrooms. All of them are taught by fully qualified teachers. The building can hold ten thousand worshippers.
Within the LMC is an Islamic primary school called: Adam Primary School. The school teaches all the national curricula as well as Islamic topics. LMC is placed on the left-hand side of East London Mosque who were responsible for its construction and development.
