The Muslim Community of Chipping Norton came under shock after winning a permission to build a mosque. It has been reported that the landlord received a threatening phone call and cancelled the deal. He said: “Someone rang up and said if you go ahead with the mosque then it will get very hot. They were saying they would burn it down. I have got people in the flat above [the proposed mosque]. I cannot take the risk.”
One of the applicants, Tahirul Hasan, who is also a Chipping Norton town councillor, said: “It is absolutely shocking. I did not expect this from our local community.”
Mr Hasan added he was worried about his own safety, especially as he is a taxi driver who receives late call-outs to remote locations.
