An inspiring story of what a London mosque did for the homeless on Christmas

One of Europe's largest mosques, in collaboration with Muslim Aid, has donated food to be distributed among hundreds of homeless people in London over Christmas.

East London Mosque received up to 10 tonnes of food donations after hosting 'The Big Food Drive’ during Friday prayers, all of which will be distributed among the homeless over Christmas. Business and local schools in the area also contributed to the initiative.

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“We’d like to thank Muslim Aid and the East London Mosque for their kind support. This food will help us provide a lifeline for homeless people this Christmas and bring them one step closer to escaping homelessness for good," Head of Crisis at Christmas, Ian Richards said.

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Earlier this year, a protest was held outside the premises of East London Mosque staged by Britain First. During the protest, Deputy leader Jayda Fransen and her followers hurled inflammatory statements related to Islam.



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In a similar initiative, a Muslim-owned restaurant in London is set to offer free meals to the homeless over Christmas. The restaurant is offering free three-course meals throughout the day, from noon until 6pm.

Many took to Twitter lauding the efforts of the inititaive.

Muslims donate 10 tonnes of food for the needy at East London Mosque drive to help the homeless this Christmashttps://t.co/RhbZjzt8JW pic.twitter.com/b0fAnd4yZ1

— MEND Community (@mendcommunity) December 17, 2016

East London Mosque donate 10 tonnes of food for homeless this Christmas. @MuslimCouncil https://t.co/FN5OKREWKq

— Vito Magdalene (@Mingesplinter) December 18, 2016

#LONDON East London #Mosque & #Muslim Aid have collected ten tons of food to help the #homeless in London this #Christmas. Wonderful! ♥♥ pic.twitter.com/gwDZZAJs2d

— Children of Peace (@ChildrenofPeace) December 18, 2016

East London Mosque And Muslim Aid Donate 10 Tonnes Of Food To Homeless https://t.co/S0uv1oQTp7

— P. Pink (@ideas4thefuture) December 19, 2016

Thousands of Muslims at an East London mosque donate 10 tonnes of food to help the homeless at Christmas https://t.co/c6P0XsDJdm

— Socialist Voice (@SocialistVoice) December 18, 2016

This story originally appeared on Independent