Mosques provide important community services that are needed now more than ever, but many may not survive without help.


Harris Iqbal is CEO of Penny Appeal, an international humanitarian charity headquartered in the UK.
Mosques provide important community services that are needed now more than ever, but many may not survive without help.

The Muslim community has more than stepped up during the coronavirus crisis, but still receives far right abuse.
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