The organisation makes every effort towards providing disabled access to and within its venues, including British Sign Language (BSL) within its services,[2] and giving translations of Arabic words when used.
IMI’s long-term aim is to build permanent, carbon-neutral mosque spaces which can function as physical centres for the organizations ongoing activities.
In the meantime, IMI’s prayer spaces are ‘nomadic,’ based on the 'pop-up restaurant' or shop format, and traveling around the city of London and, less often, the country, in rented spaces; ‘Venue sites have therefore included cafes, secular community centres, a church, Buddhist centre, an Islamic institute and public parks.’[6] Since its inception IMI has held over 80 group prayers, and spiritual services, including zhikr, Qur'anic discussion circles, and multiple discussion and social events.
In 2015 it held a jummah in recognition of International Women's Day at St Johns Church in Waterloo London, hosting notable scholar and activist Dr. Wadud.
In addition to its ongoing interest and commitment to eco-Islam, IMI’s working themes seem to be threefold; (1) gender and sexuality, (2) disability and mental health, and (3) interfaith, intrafaith and commonalities amongst humans.
IMI events usually feature a respected speaker, religious scholar, or specialist on the topic, and allows for informal exchange of ideas and experiences in an intentionally safe space.
[8]IMI’s events aim to reflect the interests and concerns of its regular stake-holders, whilst also expanding the boundaries of thinking on relevant social issues.
IMI has also organized numerous talks around aspects of the Qur'an (such as Human rights in the Quran, natural phenomena and divine signs, and the significance of the Hijra), and collaborated with other organisations to provide discussions, spiritual services, creative and musical events and soup kitchen projects.
What was most surprising was how non-practicing women insisted that they would like to attend events and benefit from their local mosques, and how central they could be in everyone's lives, regardless of religious practice.
[11] As well as informing IMI’s work and stake-holder strategies, research output from this pilot study includes a book chapter in an edited collection[12] and as a peer-reviewed academic article in the Journal of Contemporary Islam.
Under its statement of Intent the Inclusive Mosque Initiative offers five key aims; Relatedly, and thematically linking both the above channels of influence is the work of progressive, feminist and liberationist scholars rereading primarily Islamic sources in practice-based ways, such as Wadud’s canonical work and activist endeavours on gender equality, and Asra Nomani’s ‘Islamic Bill of Rights for Women’.
Tolerance is a key principle of Inclusive Mosque Initiative, which promotes interfaith dialogue and conflict resolution within both intra-faith and inter-faith situations.