US accused mosques of extremist connections

IRELAND’S two main mosques have strongly criticised allegations in leaked cables from the US Embassy in Dublin to Washington.

The cables, dating from July 2006, strongly linked the biggest mosque, the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland (ICCI), to the conservative Muslim Brotherhood, which is headed by the controversial cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi.

The cables published by WikiLeaks said a second mosque, the Islamic Foundation of Ireland (IFI), was seen as “extremist”.