The mosque has been criticised for associations with Islamism and extremism . Critics have pointed to a number of jihadists originating from the mosque , as well as mosque supervisor Ghozlan 's tacit support for the Muslim Brotherhood and failure to distance himself from the views of the likes of Yusuf al-Qaradawi . Former members of the mosque includes Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow , a perpetrator of the Kenyan Westgate shopping mall attack who was a prolific user on a website hosted by the mosque , Norwegian convert terrorist Anders Cameroon Østensvig Dale , the first Norwegian suicide bomber in Iraq Jamel Mahmoudi , as well as being the mosque in Norway that has housed the most Norwegian jihadists in Syria and Iraq . After being criticised for hosting hate preachers at conferences , the mosque has withdrawn its invitations to certain preachers
Westgate shopping mall attack
Westgate shopping mall attack
Rabita Mosque