Alhamdulillah on Eid day, a Khadim from Worcester Park Qiadat was featured in the Guardian’s News Article regarding religious diversity in the UK.

Taufique Ahmad, 22, standing outside the mosque as people entered for Eid prayers, said the “harsh and potentially harmful language” used against the community is “quite disturbing”.

“The British identity is such a strong thing that it’s not fragile enough that you see a glimpse of diversity that you’ll wither away and shatter,” said Ahmad, a legal intern and member of the mosque’s press team. “At least my British identity is that strong that if I see other communities practising their faith publicly and peacefully, if anything it makes me feel more British.”

 

The full article can be read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/20/it-makes-me-feel-more-british-muslims-say-religious-diversity-in-the-uk-part-of-identity