Editing Finsbury Park Mosque (section)

==Community outreach==
The mosque received the "Best outreach programme" award at the British Beacon Mosque Awards in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://minab.org.uk/beacon-mosque-awards/|title=Beacon Mosque Awards – minab.org.uk|last=minab|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref> The mosque is a member of the Islington Faith Forum, which received the [[Queen's Award for Voluntary Service]] in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://islingtontribune.com/article/queens-award-honours-faiths-forum-role-after-terror-attack|title=Queen's award honours faiths forum role after terror attack|website=Islington Tribune|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-06-28|archive-date=17 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417100520/http://islingtontribune.com/article/queens-award-honours-faiths-forum-role-after-terror-attack|url-status=live}}</ref> and an affiliate of the [[Muslim Council of Britain]]. It was the recipient of a Visible Quality Mark by the national body Community Matters in 2014,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/finsbury-park-first-mosque-to-win-prestigious-national-award-1-3836208|title=Finsbury Park first mosque to win prestigious national award|last=Dean|first=Jon|website=Islington Gazette|language=en|access-date=2019-06-28|archive-date=18 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618194637/https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/finsbury-park-first-mosque-to-win-prestigious-national-award-1-3836208|url-status=live}}</ref> the first time being awarded to a Muslim place of worship in the UK. The venue has often been used by the local MP, [[Jeremy Corbyn]], Local Police and local Councillors for constituency surgeries, meetings and speeches.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/finsbury-park-mosque-in-new-era-following-hostile-abu-hamza-days-1-3630481 Finsbury Park mosque in 'new era' following 'hostile' Abu Hamza days] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614172532/http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/finsbury-park-mosque-in-new-era-following-hostile-abu-hamza-days-1-3630481 |date=14 June 2018 }}, ''Islington Gazette'', 5 June 2014</ref>

The mosque organises various community events throughout the year, including an annual open day for the local community and schools, and since 2014, this has been held in association with Muslim Council of Britain as part of the national [[Visit My Mosque|Visit My Mosque Day]] scheme.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/19/finsbury-park-mosque-radical-hotbed-transformed-model-community/|title=The Finsbury Park Mosque: radical hotbed transformed to model of community relations|last=Farmer|first=Ben|date=2017-06-19|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2019-06-28|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413045533/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/19/finsbury-park-mosque-radical-hotbed-transformed-model-community/|url-status=live}}</ref> This event consists of a tour of the mosque, an exhibition on Islam and the mosque and a wide range of activities that are also organised by members of the wider community. Since 2017, following the [[2017 Finsbury Park attack|Finsbury Park terror attack]] where a worshipper was killed, and many were injured, the mosque has held an annual Street Iftar event during the month of [[Ramadan]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/street-party-celebrating-public-reaction-to-finsbury-park-terror-attack-held-to-mark-year-since-a3857186.html|title=Huge street party marks one year since Finsbury Park terror attack|date=2018-06-06|website=Evening Standard|language=en|access-date=2019-06-28|archive-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715201926/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/street-party-celebrating-public-reaction-to-finsbury-park-terror-attack-held-to-mark-year-since-a3857186.html|url-status=live}}</ref> in which the local and wider community are invited to share a meal that coincides with the breaking of the fast. This event has been attended by various faith and community leaders, local councillors and MPs including [[Dominic Grieve]] and [[Anna Soubry]].<ref name=":1" />

The mosque was part of Macmillan Coffee Morning initiative to raise money for cancer victims and organised the first ever "Autism hour" in a mosque with the [[National Autistic Society]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finsburyparkmosque.org/macmillan-coffee-morning-at-finsbury-park-mosque/|title=Macmillan Coffee Morning at Finsbury Park Mosque|publisher=Finsbury Park Mosque|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-28|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813110205/https://finsburyparkmosque.org/macmillan-coffee-morning-at-finsbury-park-mosque/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finsburyparkmosque.org/around-100-guests-attended-our-autism-hour-event/|title=Around 100 guests attended our "Autism Hour" event|publisher=Finsbury Park Mosque|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-28|archive-date=3 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303020204/https://finsburyparkmosque.org/around-100-guests-attended-our-autism-hour-event/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The mosque has held various Hate Crime Awareness events throughout the years,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/politics/islington-leaders-tell-finsbury-park-mosque-meeting-national-media-should-be-held-accountable-over-islamophobia-1-5239502|title=Islington leaders tell Finsbury Park Mosque meeting: National media should be held accountable over Islamophobia|last=Morris|first=James|website=Islington Gazette|language=en|access-date=2019-06-28|archive-date=18 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118102743/http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/politics/islington-leaders-tell-finsbury-park-mosque-meeting-national-media-should-be-held-accountable-over-islamophobia-1-5239502|url-status=live}}</ref> and in 2015, it launched the Meals for All initiative, in which the mosque provides a hot meal for the homeless people from the local community and those in need, once every week.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/08/london-mosque-ear-hot-meal-homeless-150808152733048.html|title=London mosque offers help and hot meals to homeless|author=Al Jazeera|date=8 August 2015|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=15 May 2017|archive-date=22 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522234225/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/08/london-mosque-ear-hot-meal-homeless-150808152733048.html|url-status=live}}</ref>