Mosque project in memory of family

Tuesday 16th October 2018 17:17 EDT
 

A doctor whose wife and three children were killed in an arson attack has said fulfilling their dream to build a mosque is "a beautiful project".

Dr Muhammad Taufiq is forging ahead with the €10m (£8.8m) development in Dublin in his family's memory.

His wife Shehnila, 47, daughter Zainab, 19, and sons Bilal, 17, and Jamal, 15, died in a fire at their home in Leicester in September 2013.

The project is part-funded by donations from Leicester's Muslim community.

Dr Taufiq, who works as a neurosurgeon at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, was in Ireland when his house was mistakenly targeted by arsonists.

His wife, a scholar and cleric, had moved to Leicester in 2005 with their children to carry out theological studies at a Muslim school.

In 2014, eight men were jailed for their roles in the fatal arson attack.


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