Zaid El-Omar, who has more than 487,000 followers on Instagram, said the project at Crooklands Brow in Dalton was close to opening and would serve Muslims from across South Cumbria. "We need to open by September, we want to hold congregational prayers by the end of the week. Mosque appeal by Zaid El-Omar (Image: Zaid El-Omar)"It’s going to be a community centre, there’s going to be brothers classes, there’s going to be sisters classes. The appeal comes as organisers make a final fundraising push to complete the South Lakes Islamic Centre, which will serve as both a mosque and a wider community facility. But it has also led to objections and protests by those who say the mosque is not needed in south Cumbria.