The Charity Commission has announced that it has concluded its compliance investigation into Nottingham Islam Information Point and has issued an Official Warning to the charity and imposed a three-year disqualification on one of the trustees under section 181A of the Charities Act 2011.

The Commission opened a compliance case in November 2023 following concerns raised about the content of a sermon delivered on the charity’s premises by one of the trustees, Harun Abdur Rashid Holmes, which contained language such as “the hour will not begin until the Muslims fight the Jews and the Muslims will kill them until a Jew hides behind a rock or a tree”. His sermon also included statements on politics which, in the view of the Commission, could be interpreted as encouraging people not to vote or to disengage from the democratic process, calling on those present not to “busy yourselves with politics and voting”. Continue reading →