It runs annually and aims to encourage all mosques in the UK to host an open day at least once a year.
Further aims include dispelling misconceptions about Islam, making members of the British public more aware of their Muslim neighbours and increasing community cohesion in cities and towns across the UK.
A YouGov poll, commissioned by the MCB found that 90% of Britons had not been inside a mosque in recent years.
[3] The theme was all about letting the local community know that they are welcome, while encouraging other places of worship to uphold an open door policy at least once a year also.
Visit My Mosque day is reported widely in the national and international press.