Finsbury Park Mosque, associated in the public mind with the confrontational Shaikh Abu Hamza and the massive dawn raid by Police in January 2003, has turned a new leaf. A total of five new trustees have been selected, who will take over the management and operations of the mosque. It has also been renamed the North London Central Mosque with new trustees. The transfer has been authorised by and agreed with the Charity Commission and the existing trustees.

The trustees are: Abdel Shaheed El-Ashaal (Chairman); Mohammed Kozbar (Secretary); Ahmed Sheikh-Mohammed (Treasurer); Dr. Hafez Al-Karmi; Muhammad Kathem Sawalha.