In August 2014, police arrived at the mosque after a dispute between an Al Arabiya reporter and the mosque's manager. Both men called the police. The mosque manager claimed that the reporter was engaged in "malicious journalism," while the reporter claimed that he was detained by the manager until the police arrived 30 minutes later. 'Locked up: Finsbury Park Mosque detains journalist after tricky questions ', Al-Arabiya, August 2014. 'Boss of Finsbury Park mosque hits back at imprisonment claims' , The Islington Gazette, August 2014.
In August 2014, police arrived at the mosque after a dispute between an Al Arabiya reporter and the mosque's manager. Both men called the police. The mosque manager claimed that the reporter was engaged in "malicious journalism," while the reporter claimed that he was detained by the manager until the police arrived 30 minutes later. 'Locked up: Fin,sbury Park Mosque detains journalist after tricky questions ', Al-Arabiya, August 2014. 'Boss of Finsbury Park mosque hits back at imprisonment claims'  The Islington Gazette August 2014.