Controversial London Islamic charity hosted British pro-Iran fanatic who was once filmed attacking anti-regime protesters

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The Islamic Centre of England in Maida Vale, central London, is under investigation by the Charity Commission over its alleged links to Tehran.

Published: 14:36 GMT, 11 November 2026 | Updated: 14:41 GMT, 11 November 2026

A controversial Islamic charity hosted a British pro-Iran fanatic who was once filmed attacking anti-regime protesters.

The Islamic Centre of England in Maida Vale, central London, is under investigation by the Charity Commission over its alleged links to Tehran.

Last year, it emerged that the organisation had hosted a bazaar where a man was seen selling a phone case bearing the image of Hassan Nasrallah - the former leader of Hezbollah, a banned Iran-backed terror group.

The Daily Mail can now reveal that the man, Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, is an avowed supporter of Iran's fundamentalist regime who was caught on camera assaulting dissidents at a protest in London.

The 30-year-old architect and Shia lay preacher admitted to a newspaper in April: 'I am a supporter of the Iranian regime. I wouldn't say that I'm an extremist.'

And in May 2024, he was filmed at an attack on Iranian dissidents outside a Wembley mosque holding a memorial for Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi - who has been described as the 'Butcher of Tehran'.

Iranian dissident Navid Bavi was left partially paralysed after being punched and kicked as he lay in the road, while a young woman was knocked to the ground and kicked in the face.

Mr Bavi told the Jewish Chronicle he believes that Mr Alwadaei could have been one of his attackers.

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