Overview
- In a December 17 lecture at Birmingham's Green Lane Mosque, preacher Aqeel Mahmood said husbands hold authority, may use 'physical discipline' as a last resort, and that wives should not leave home without their husband's permission.
- The National Secular Society reported the sermon to the Charity Commission, which confirmed a regulatory compliance case to assess the charity's conduct and prior guidance.
- Green Lane was one of eight Muslim organisations consulted by West Midlands Police before the November 6 decision that barred Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from the Europa League match at Villa Park.
- Chief Constable Craig Guildford faces escalating political pressure, including calls to resign, as Amsterdam officials dispute that Dutch police provided or endorsed intelligence cited to justify the ban.
- The Telegraph reported that West Midlands Police ran a recruitment stall at the mosque months before the consultation, while the mosque says quotes were taken out of context and that it rejects harm and misogyny.