Didsbury Mosque taken over at certain points by various Libyan militia groups, including ones associated with the Muslim Brotherhood." He said the Abedi family subscribed to a radical political strain of Salafism – a background which suggested the bomber would have had a shorter pathway to radicalization than others. One attendee said in 2017 that allegedly, "every other Friday khutba [sermon] at Didsbury was about how bad ISIS are" and that the bomber allegedly, "hated the mosque.", whereas another attendee said Salman Abedi «"learned the Qur’an by heart"» at the mosque. Didsbury Mosque The Didsbury Mosque, and the Manchester Islamic Centre, are
New Moston Failsworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. The area expanded consideraby following the opening of the A633, Broadway, in 1925. Nuthurst Park was opened in 1915 following a campaign for a public park in the area by the 'New Moston Improvement Association'. The area is home to New Moston Primary School (founded in 1901), St Margaret Mary's Primary school, New Moston Library and New Moston Athletic football club, who play in the Chapel Road 6-a-side League. St Margaret Mary RC Church was founded in 1935. The current church building opened in 1957. This growing parish was formed in 1935, partly